Archie Davis (born 16 October 1998) is a British middle-distance runner. He is a five-time British Athletics Championships finalist outdoors and once indoors, with a best placing of 4th at the 2021 edition.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  GBR |
| Born | 16 October 1998 (26 years, 65 days old)[1] |
| Home town | Sussex, United Kingdom[2] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 800 metres 1500 metres Mile run |
| Club | Brighton Phoenix[3] |
| Coached by | Joel Kidger[4] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals |
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| Personal bests | |
| Updated on 6 December 2023 | |
Biography
editDavis is from Sussex, United Kingdom and competed in athletics from an early age, being a standout under-13 athlete for the Brighton Phoenix athletics club.[2]
Davis qualified for his first international championship at the age of 16, representing England at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games and finishing 4th in the 1500 m finals.[5] The following year, Davis ran in the men's 1500 m at the 2016 World U20 Championships in Athletics. Affected by the death of his friend a week prior, he failed to qualify for the finals.[1]
Later in 2016, Davis developed Plica syndrome in one of his knees, requiring surgery preventing him from running until February 2016.[5] Despite this at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships, Davis qualified for the finals and finished in 5th place.[6]
Davis had a breakthrough season in 2021, running a four-second personal best in the 800 metres and a 6-second best in the mile.[5] Davis ran his first senior international championship at the 2021 European Indoor Championships men's 1500 m, finishing 6th place in his heat.[7] Outdoors at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships Super League, Davis finished 4th in the 1500 m final, scoring 4 points for his country.[8]
At the 2021 British Athletics Championships, Davis finished 4th in the 1500 m, just one place away from selection for the 2021 Summer Olympics team.[9]
Statistics
editPersonal bests
edit| Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 metres | 1:44.72 |  |
Stockholm Diamond League | Stockholm, Sweden | 4 July 2021 |
| 1500 metres | 3:36.76 | 12th | Meeting Città di Padova | Padova, Italy | 3 September 2023 |
| Mile run | 3:54.27 | 4th | Anniversary Games | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 13 July 2021 |
References
edit- ^ a b Archie Davis at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ a b "Sussex Road Relays" (PDF). 23 April 2011. p. 7.
- ^ "Club Records". brightonphoenix.org.uk.
- ^ "BRITISH ATHLETES IMPRESS ON OPENING NIGHT OF THE 2021 EUROPEAN ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Archie Davis, running is life". Athleta Mag.
- ^ "He's back!". Brighton Phoenix. 25 July 2017.
- ^ Hook, Reg. "Tough for Archie in Poland". Sussex Athletics.
- ^ "FOUR VICTORIES TAKE GB & NI TO THE TOP OF THE STANDINGS AFTER DAY ONE EURO TEAM CHAMPS". British Athletics. 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Archie Davis on how to build forward momentum". Athletics Weekly. 13 December 2021.