Callum Davies (runner)

Callum Davies (born 18 July 1999) is an Australian middle-distance runner. He won the 1500 metres and 5000 metres at the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships.

Callum Davies
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born18 July 1999 (25 years, 153 days old)[1]
Home townQueensland, Australia[1]
Sport
SportSport of athletics
Event(s)1500 metres
Mile run
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best(s)1500m:
3:35.14 (2024)

Mile:
3:55.48 (2023)
Updated on 6 April 2024

Career

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Davies first represented Australia at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. He qualified for the finals of the 1500 m and finished 11th.[1]

Davies achieved his first senior national podium finish at the 2022 Australian Athletics Championships 1500 m, behind Olli Hoare and Matt Ramsden.[2]

In 2023, Davies won gold medals in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres at the Australian Championships. He became the first Australian person to win both events (including their imperial equivalents) since John Landy in 1956.[3]

Personal life

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Davies is from Queensland, where he studies exercise and sport science at the University of Queensland. He is related to Hector Hogan, the last Australian to win a medal in the men's 100 metres at the Olympics.[4]

Statistics

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Personal best progression

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1500m progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref.
1 3:53.32 5th National Championships, Olympic Park Athletics Centre Sydney, Australia 26 Mar 2017 [5]
2 3:52.79   Australian University Games at Griffith University Gold Coast, Australia 26 Sep 2017 [6]
3 3:50.30 4th 1500m Classic at UQ Brisbane, Australia 1 Nov 2017 [7]
4 3:47.89   Victorian Milers Club at Albert Park. Twilight Meet Melbourne, Australia 17 Jan 2018 [8]
5 3:47.61   Queensland Student Games & Allcomers Townsville, Australia 9 Jun 2018 [9]
6 3:46.32 4th (Heat 3-19) IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 9 Jul 2018 [10]
7 3:46.10   Queensland Track Classic, QSAC - State Athletics Facility Brisbane, Australia 22 Mar 2019 [11]
8 3:46.00 5th (Heat 2) Australian Athletics Championships Sydney, Australia 4 Apr 2019 [12]
9 3:45.13   1500m Classic at UQ Brisbane, Australia 30 Oct 2019 [13]
10 3:43.51   Zatopek:10 Melbourne, Australia 13 Dec 2019 [14]
11 3:40.91   Zatopek 10 Melbourne, Australia 25 Jan 2021 [15]
12 3:40.05   Melbourne Track Classic Melbourne, Australia 24 Mar 2021 [16]
13 3:38.89 5th Box Hill Classic Melbourne, Australia 31 Mar 2021 [17]
14 3:37.86   Copenhagen Athletics Games København, Denmark 15 Jun 2022 [18]
15 3:37.78 5th Meeting Internazionale Sport e Solidarieta Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 29 Jul 2022 [19]
16 3:37.36 10th Meeting Internazionale Le Sport Solidarietà Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 13 Jul 2023 [20]
17 3:37.00 4th Chemist Warehouse Adelaide Invitational Adelaide, Australia 9 Feb 2024 [21]
18 3:35.14 5th NSW Milers Sydney, Australia 21 Feb 2024 [22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Callum Davies at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ "RT PODCAST EPISODE 16: BREAKTHTHROUGH YEAR | CALLUM DAVIES". Runner's Tribe. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Aussie champ achieves amazing 67-year first". wwos.nine.com.au. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. ^ "2021 UQ Alumni Awards". stories.uq.edu.au. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12890550". Tilastopaja.
  6. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12899955". Tilastopaja.
  7. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12900966". Tilastopaja.
  8. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12902937". Tilastopaja.
  9. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12908432". Tilastopaja.
  10. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12910467". Tilastopaja.
  11. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12924257". Tilastopaja.
  12. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12924947". Tilastopaja.
  13. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12936277". Tilastopaja.
  14. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12952561". Tilastopaja.
  15. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12975509". Tilastopaja.
  16. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12978571". Tilastopaja.
  17. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12979696". Tilastopaja.
  18. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13002322". Tilastopaja.
  19. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13002362". Tilastopaja.
  20. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13045166". Tilastopaja.
  21. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13055159". Tilastopaja.
  22. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13056237". Tilastopaja.
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