Justin Davies (born 6 February 2003) is a Welsh middle-distances runner. He won the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships over 800 metres and is the Welsh indoor record holder over that distance.[1]

Career

He began to be coached by Martin Rush in Bath, from the age of ten years-old. He represented Great Britain as a junior at the Loughborough International but a series of injuries led him and Rush to limit the amount of training hours he would complete in a week.[2] He was part of the British team that won a silver medal at the 2022 World University Cross Country Championships in the mixed relay, alongside Alexandra Millard, Edward Potter and Sabrina Sinha.[3]

He was a bronze medalist over 800 metres at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships.[4] In Watford in August 2024, he lowered his 800 metres personal best to 1:45.37 at the British Milers Club Gold Standard meeting at Watford. It was the third personal best time he had run that season, and moved into the top-ten British all-time list.[5][6] He was selected to join the Welsh Athletics performance pathway in 2024.[7]

In January 2025, he lowered his 800 metres indoor personal best to 1:46.94 in Sabadell, Spain.[8] At the Keely Klassic in Birmingham on 15 February 2025, he ran 1:45.78 in the 800m indoors and broke the Welsh record which had been held by Joe Thomas since 2012. It also moved him to seventh on the all-time British list.[2][9] He won the final of the 800 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 23 February 2025 in a time of 1:47.26.[10][2][11]

He was selected for the British team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.[12][13] At the Games, he qualified for the semi-finals where he placed sixth in his race in 1:47.17.[14][15]

Personal life

He attended King Edward's School, Bath.[16] He studies biomedical sciences at the University of Bath.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ "Justin Davies". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Barden, Katy (Mar 31, 2025). "A lap with Justin Davies". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Team Bath Dual Career athlete Justin Davies helps GB win mixed relay silver and overall title at FISU World University Cross-Country Champs". Team Bath. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Men's 800 m - Final" (PDF). ukaic2024 Micro Plus Timing Services. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
  5. ^ Fahey, Kevin (30 August 2024). "Somerset runner joins the 1:45 club with a record-breaking 800m run". Somerset Live. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
  6. ^ "Watford witnesses fast late-season times". Athletics Weekly. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
  7. ^ "Jenny Nesbitt and Justin Davies have been selected to join the Welsh Athletics Performance Pathway". Welshathletics.org. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  8. ^ Britton, Robbie (3 March 2025). "A Surreal Fortnight – Justin Davies' Indoor Season". Fast Running. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  9. ^ Henderson, Jason (15 February 2025). "British records fall at the Keely Klassic". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  10. ^ Henderson, Jason (23 Feb 2025). "George Mills leads Euro qualifiers at UK Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  11. ^ "GOURLEY & MILLS LEAD WAY WITH RECORDS AT MICROPLUS UK ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMP". British Athletics. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  12. ^ "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025". British Athletics. 26 Feb 2025. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
  13. ^ Henderson, Jason (Feb 26, 2025). "Molly Caudery leads British team for European Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
  14. ^ Crumley, Euan (7 March 2025). "Agony for Amber Anning at European Indoors". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  15. ^ Crumley, Euan (Mar 8, 2025). "Jeremiah Azu flies to 60m success in Apeldoorn". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  16. ^ "It's a golden day for Avon runners at the South West Championships". Easy Runner. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
  17. ^ "Current and aspiring Olympians, history-making artistic swimmer and internationals join ranks of University of Bath Sporting Scholars". Team Bath. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Eleven University of Bath students offered sporting scholarships". Bath Echo. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
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