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Nationality | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 (age 25) Lewisham, London, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Haydock-Wilson (born 28 July 1999) is a British athletics athlete. In 2023, he became British 400 metres champion. He achieved a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the mixed 4 x 400 m relay.
Early life
Haydock-Wilson studied at the Windsor Boys School, before moving in to further education studying Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Loughborough. In 2022, he was awarded a first-class degree and started his PhD in photovoltaic technology.
Career
Haydock-Wilson was a member of the British 4 x 400-metre relay team that won bronze at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. In 2019, he won a bronze medal in the 400m at the British indoor senior championships.
At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Haydock-Wilson qualified from the heats to reach the semi-finals of the men's 400 metres where he ran a new personal best time. He also competed in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay.
At the 2022 European Championships he won bronze in the finals of the men's 400 metres, and gold in the finals of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay.
In 2023, he became British champion over 400 metres. He was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. In May 2024, he was selected to run the 400 metres and 4x400m relay for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. Competing at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester he placed third overall on 30 June 2024
He was named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics and was part of the mixed 4x400 team which won a bronze medal in a new national record of 3:08.01.
References
- "Alex HAYDOCK-WILSON | Profile". Worldathletics.org. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- Weaver, Jake (28 May 2020). "Power of Two: Seb Coe meets Alex Haydock-Wilson". Mag.lexus.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- "GREAT BRITAIN ROUND OFF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH SEVEN MEDALS AFTER 4X400M BRONZE". Britishathletics.org.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- "2020 | Materials Student and Athlete - Alex Haydock-Wilson | Department of Materials | Loughborough University". Lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- "GB duo through to men's 400m semi-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- "Great Britain suffer mixed 4x400m relay disappointment at World Championships". The Independent. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- "'Fabulous' GB win men's 4x400m gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- "GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND SQUAD SELECTED FOR THE 2023 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPS". Britishathletics.org.uk. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- Henderson, Jason (30 June 2024). "High drama for Paris contenders at thrilling Olympic trials". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- "Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad". BBC Sport. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- "Great Britain win mixed 4x400m relay bronze". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- "Team GB secure first athletics medal in Paris in relay race thriller". The Independent. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
External links
- Alex Haydock-Wilson at World Athletics
- Alex Haydock-Wilson at European Athletics
- Alex Haydock-Wilson at Power of 10
- Alex Haydock-Wilson at Team GB
- Alex Haydock-Wilson at Olympics.com
- Alex Haydock-Wilson at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- 1999 births
- Living people
- English male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Black British sportsmen
- European Athletics Championships winners
- European Games competitors for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- 21st-century English sportsmen