Callum Davies (runner)

Callum Davies (born 18 July 1999) is an Australian middle-distance runner. He won the 1500 metres and 5000 metres at the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships.

Callum Davies
Davies at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born18 July 1999 (24 years, 340 days old)[1]
Home townQueensland, Australia[1]
Sport
SportSport of athletics
Event(s)1500 metres
Mile run
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best(s)1500m:
3:35.14 (2024)

Mile:
3:55.48 (2023)
Updated on 6 April 2024

Career

Davies first represented Australia at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. He qualified for the finals of the 1500 m and finished 11th.[1]

Davies achieved his first senior national podium finish at the 2022 Australian Athletics Championships 1500 m, behind Olli Hoare and Matt Ramsden.[2]

In 2023, Davies won gold medals in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres at the Australian Championships. He became the first Australian person to win both events (including their imperial equivalents) since John Landy in 1956.[3]

Personal life

Davies is from Queensland, where he studies exercise and sport science at the University of Queensland. He is related to Hector Hogan, the last Australian to win a medal in the men's 100 metres at the Olympics.[4]

Statistics

Personal best progression
1500m progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
13:53.325thNational Championships, Olympic Park Athletics CentreSydney, Australia26 Mar 2017[5]
23:52.79Australian University Games at Griffith UniversityGold Coast, Australia26 Sep 2017[6]
33:50.304th1500m Classic at UQBrisbane, Australia1 Nov 2017[7]
43:47.89Victorian Milers Club at Albert Park. Twilight MeetMelbourne, Australia17 Jan 2018[8]
53:47.61Queensland Student Games & AllcomersTownsville, Australia9 Jun 2018[9]
63:46.324th (Heat 3-19)IAAF World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland9 Jul 2018[10]
73:46.10Queensland Track Classic, QSAC - State Athletics FacilityBrisbane, Australia22 Mar 2019[11]
83:46.005th (Heat 2)Australian Athletics ChampionshipsSydney, Australia4 Apr 2019[12]
93:45.131500m Classic at UQBrisbane, Australia30 Oct 2019[13]
103:43.51Zatopek:10Melbourne, Australia13 Dec 2019[14]
113:40.91Zatopek 10Melbourne, Australia25 Jan 2021[15]
123:40.05Melbourne Track ClassicMelbourne, Australia24 Mar 2021[16]
133:38.895thBox Hill ClassicMelbourne, Australia31 Mar 2021[17]
143:37.86Copenhagen Athletics GamesKøbenhavn, Denmark15 Jun 2022[18]
153:37.785thMeeting Internazionale Sport e SolidarietaLignano Sabbiadoro, Italy29 Jul 2022[19]
163:37.3610thMeeting Internazionale Le Sport SolidarietàLignano Sabbiadoro, Italy13 Jul 2023[20]
173:37.004thChemist Warehouse Adelaide InvitationalAdelaide, Australia9 Feb 2024[21]
183:35.145thNSW MilersSydney, Australia21 Feb 2024[22]

References
  1. Callum Davies at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. "RT PODCAST EPISODE 16: BREAKTHTHROUGH YEAR | CALLUM DAVIES". Runner's Tribe. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. "Aussie champ achieves amazing 67-year first". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. "2021 UQ Alumni Awards". stories.uq.edu.au. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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