Andrew Davies (British runner)
 Davies at the 2017 London Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Welsh, British |
| Born | 30 October 1979 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Event | Marathon |
Andrew Davies (born 30 October 1979) is a Welsh [1], British long-distance runner and mountain runner.[2] He competed in the men's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, placing 31st in 2:17:59.[3][4]
Davies participated in the 2016 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships held in Podbrdo, Slovenia. He placed 9th in the men's event, and second in the team event as part of the United Kingdom team.[5][6]
He represented Wales in the marathon at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018, finishing 17th and 11th respectively. He was fifth in the 2016 IAU 50 km World Championships, and ran a time of 2:15:11 at the 2017 London Marathon.[7]
In 2018, Davies won the 35-39 age category at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships.[8]
In 2019, he set a personal best of 2:14:36 at the Valencia Marathon. His time there was a new British over-40 record for the marathon.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ {{cite web|url= https://www.countytimes.co.uk/sport/24691442.marathon-eryri-success-powys-running-star-andrew-davies/%7C
- ^ "Andrew Davies". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Marathon men". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Humprey, Sam (23 August 2017). "Targeting a road marathon? Head for the hills". theguardian.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge/Championships". wmra.ch. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ Run Your Best: 10 Questions with … Andy Davies!
- ^ WMRA: 18th World Masters Mountain Running Championships.
- ^ Athletics Weekly: Andrew Davies on his British M40 Marathon Record.
External links
[edit]- Andrew Davies at World Athletics
- Andrew Davies at Power of 10
- Andrew Davies at ARRS
- Andrew Davies at ITRA
- Andrew Davies at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Andrew Davies at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- 1979 births
- Living people
- British male long-distance runners
- British male mountain runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales
- Welsh male long-distance runners
- Welsh male marathon runners