| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  GBR |
| Born | 16 October 1998 (26 years, 65 days old) |
| Home town | Sussex, United Kingdom |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 800 metres 1500 metres Mile run |
| Club | Brighton Phoenix |
| Coached by | Joel Kidger |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals |
|
| Personal bests | |
| Updated on 6 December 2023 | |
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.
Biography
Davis 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.
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. 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.
Later in 2016, Davis developed Plica syndrome in one of his knees, requiring surgery preventing him from running until February 2016. Despite this at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships, Davis qualified for the finals and finished in 5th place.
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. Davis ran his first senior international championship at the 2021 European Indoor Championships men's 1500 m, finishing 6th place in his heat. Outdoors at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships Super League, Davis finished 4th in the 1500 m final, scoring 4 points for his country.
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.
Statistics
Personal bests
| 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
- ^ Archie Davis at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.