Bethan Davies
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Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
Born | Cardiff, Wales | 7 November 1990||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||
Event | 20 km walk | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Andi Drake | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Personal best | 20 km walk: 1:31:53 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bethan Davies (born 7 November 1990) is a British
Career
Born in Cardiff, she studied neuroscience at the University of Leeds and ran cross country for the varsity team.[1] She began racewalking after filling in for her team in the event and had the opportunity to compete against elite walker Johanna Jackson. She began training and learning the sport under coach Andi Drake.[3]
She broke through at national level in 2012, winning the British under-20 title in the
Davies had a breakthrough in the 2017 season. She won the 5000 m walk at the 2017 British Athletics Championships then represented Great Britain at the 2017 European Race Walking Cup (finishing 22nd) and at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics held in London, where she ranked 29th overall. She described the latter experience as her best ever, having the home crowd cheer her on and call out her name.[5] She also finished sixth at the Oceania Race Walking Championships, taking part as a guest.[4]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2013 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 45th | 20 km walk | 1:54:11 |
2016 | World Race Walking Team Championships | Rome, Italy | — | 20 km walk | DQ |
2017 | European Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 22nd | 20 km walk | 1:36:04 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 29th | 20 km walk | 1:33:10 | |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Cost, Australia | 3rd | 20 km walk | 1:36:08 |
National titles
References
- ^ a b c Bethan Davies. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (18 February 2018). "Philip, Muir and Pozzi among the winners at British Indoor Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Athlete insight – Bethan Davies. Athletics Weekly (2015-11-28). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ a b Bethan Davies. Power of 10. Retrieved on 2018-04-08.
- ^ World Championships 2017: Walker Bethan Davies' joy at Worlds experience. BBC Sport (2017-08-13). Retrieved on 2018-04-08.
External links
- Bethan Davies at World Athletics
- Bethan Davies at European Athletics
- Bethan Davies at Welsh Athletics
- Bethan Davies at Team Wales
- Bethan Davies at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games(archived)
- Bethan Davies at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games