Andrew Davies (British runner)

Andrew Davies (born 30 October 1979) is a British long distance runner and mountain runner.[1] He competed in the men's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, placing 31st in 2:17:59.[2][3]

Andrew Davies
Davies at the 2017 London Marathon
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1979-10-30) 30 October 1979 (age 44)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
EventMarathon

Davies participated in the 2016 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships held in Podbrdo, Slovenia. He placed 9th in the men's individual event, and second in the team event as part of the United Kingdom team.[4][5]

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.[6]

In 2018, Davies won the 35-39 age category at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships.[7]

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.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Andrew Davies". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Marathon men". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. ^ Humprey, Sam (23 August 2017). "Targeting a road marathon? Head for the hills". theguardian.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  5. ^ "World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge/Championships". wmra.ch. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  6. ^ Run Your Best: 10 Questions with … Andy Davies!
  7. ^ WMRA: 18th World Masters Mountain Running Championships.
  8. ^ Athletics Weekly: Andrew Davies on his British M40 Marathon Record.

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