Callum Davies (runner)

{{Short description|Australian middle-distance runner (born 1999)}}

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|2017 Australian U20s

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|2019 Australian Champs

|{{bull}} 1500m, 8th

|2021 Australian Champs

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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.

Career

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

Davies achieved his first senior national podium finish at the 2022 Australian Athletics Championships 1500 m, behind Olli Hoare and Matt Ramsden.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-06 |title=RT PODCAST EPISODE 16: BREAKTHTHROUGH YEAR {{!}} CALLUM DAVIES |url=https://runnerstribe.com/features/rt-podcas-episode-16-breakththrough-year-callum-davies/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Runner's Tribe |language=en-AU}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Aussie champ achieves amazing 67-year first |url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/news/australian-track-and-field-championships-2023-callum-davies-stunned-reaction-to-achieving-67-year-first-exclusive/ebb1ee39-32d3-486d-b8be-fa38683576b6 |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=wwos.nine.com.au |date=3 April 2023 |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |title=2021 UQ Alumni Awards |url=https://stories.uq.edu.au/alumni/2021/alumni-awards-2021/index.html |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=stories.uq.edu.au |language=en}}

Statistics

=Personal best progression=

#	Mark	class=unsortable\| {{Abbr\|Pl.\|Place}}	Competition	Venue	Date	class=unsortable\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ 1500m progression
align=center\| 1	align=right\| 3:53.32	5th	National Championships, Olympic Park Athletics Centre	Sydney, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|26 Mar 2017}}	{{Tilr\|12890550}}
align=center\| 2	align=right\| 3:52.79	{{Bronze3}}	Australian University Games at Griffith University	Gold Coast, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|26 Sep 2017}}	{{Tilr\|12899955}}
align=center\| 3	align=right\| 3:50.30	4th	1500m Classic at UQ	Brisbane, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|1 Nov 2017}}	{{Tilr\|12900966}}
align=center\| 4	align=right\| 3:47.89	{{Bronze3}}	Victorian Milers Club at Albert Park. Twilight Meet	Melbourne, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|17 Jan 2018}}	{{Tilr\|12902937}}
align=center\| 5	align=right\| 3:47.61	{{Gold1}}	Queensland Student Games & Allcomers	Townsville, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|9 Jun 2018}}	{{Tilr\|12908432}}
align=center\| 6	align=right\| 3:46.32	4th {{sma\|(Heat 3-19)}}	IAAF World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	align=right\| 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships	{{Tilr\|12910467}}
align=center\| 7	align=right\| 3:46.10	{{Silver2}}	Queensland Track Classic, QSAC - State Athletics Facility	Brisbane, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|22 Mar 2019}}	{{Tilr\|12924257}}
align=center\| 8	align=right\| 3:46.00	5th {{sma\|(Heat 2)}}	Australian Athletics Championships	Sydney, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|4 Apr 2019}}	{{Tilr\|12924947}}
align=center\| 9	align=right\| 3:45.13	{{Bronze3}}	1500m Classic at UQ	Brisbane, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|30 Oct 2019}}	{{Tilr\|12936277}}
align=center\| 10	align=right\| 3:43.51	{{Gold1}}	Zatopek:10	Melbourne, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|13 Dec 2019}}	{{Tilr\|12952561}}
align=center\| 11	align=right\| 3:40.91	{{Bronze3}}	Zatopek 10	Melbourne, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|25 Jan 2021}}	{{Tilr\|12975509}}
align=center\| 12	align=right\| 3:40.05	{{Bronze3}}	Melbourne Track Classic	Melbourne, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|24 Mar 2021}}	{{Tilr\|12978571}}
align=center\| 13	align=right\| 3:38.89	5th	Box Hill Classic	Melbourne, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|31 Mar 2021}}	{{Tilr\|12979696}}
align=center\| 14	align=right\| 3:37.86	{{Bronze3}}	Copenhagen Athletics Games	København, Denmark	align=right\| {{dts\|15 Jun 2022}}	{{Tilr\|13002322}}
align=center\| 15	align=right\| 3:37.78	5th	Meeting Internazionale Sport e Solidarieta	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	align=right\| {{dts\|29 Jul 2022}}	{{Tilr\|13002362}}
align=center\| 16	align=right\| 3:37.36	10th	Meeting Internazionale Le Sport Solidarietà	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	align=right\| {{dts\|13 Jul 2023}}	{{Tilr\|13045166}}
align=center\| 17	align=right\| 3:37.00	4th	Chemist Warehouse Adelaide Invitational	Adelaide, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|9 Feb 2024}}	{{Tilr\|13055159}}
align=center\| 18	align=right\| 3:35.14	5th	NSW Milers	Sydney, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|21 Feb 2024}}	{{Tilr\|13056237}}

References

External links

{{World Athletics|14690926}}

Category:Living people

Category:1999 births

Category:Australian male middle-distance runners

Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen

Category:Athletes from Queensland

Category:Australian male long-distance runners

Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners

Category:University of Queensland alumni

#	Mark	class=unsortable\| {{Abbr\|Pl.\|Place}}	Competition	Venue	Date	class=unsortable\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ 1500m progression
align=center\| 1	align=right\| 3:53.32	5th	National Championships, Olympic Park Athletics Centre	Sydney, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|26 Mar 2017}}	{{Tilr\|12890550}}
align=center\| 2	align=right\| 3:52.79	{{Bronze3}}	Australian University Games at Griffith University	Gold Coast, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|26 Sep 2017}}	{{Tilr\|12899955}}
align=center\| 3	align=right\| 3:50.30	4th	1500m Classic at UQ	Brisbane, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|1 Nov 2017}}	{{Tilr\|12900966}}
align=center\| 4	align=right\| 3:47.89	{{Bronze3}}	Victorian Milers Club at Albert Park. Twilight Meet	Melbourne, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|17 Jan 2018}}	{{Tilr\|12902937}}
align=center\| 5	align=right\| 3:47.61	{{Gold1}}	Queensland Student Games & Allcomers	Townsville, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|9 Jun 2018}}	{{Tilr\|12908432}}
align=center\| 6	align=right\| 3:46.32	4th {{sma\|(Heat 3-19)}}	IAAF World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	align=right\| 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships	{{Tilr\|12910467}}
align=center\| 7	align=right\| 3:46.10	{{Silver2}}	Queensland Track Classic, QSAC - State Athletics Facility	Brisbane, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|22 Mar 2019}}	{{Tilr\|12924257}}
align=center\| 8	align=right\| 3:46.00	5th {{sma\|(Heat 2)}}	Australian Athletics Championships	Sydney, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|4 Apr 2019}}	{{Tilr\|12924947}}
align=center\| 9	align=right\| 3:45.13	{{Bronze3}}	1500m Classic at UQ	Brisbane, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|30 Oct 2019}}	{{Tilr\|12936277}}
align=center\| 10	align=right\| 3:43.51	{{Gold1}}	Zatopek:10	Melbourne, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|13 Dec 2019}}	{{Tilr\|12952561}}
align=center\| 11	align=right\| 3:40.91	{{Bronze3}}	Zatopek 10	Melbourne, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|25 Jan 2021}}	{{Tilr\|12975509}}
align=center\| 12	align=right\| 3:40.05	{{Bronze3}}	Melbourne Track Classic	Melbourne, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|24 Mar 2021}}	{{Tilr\|12978571}}
align=center\| 13	align=right\| 3:38.89	5th	Box Hill Classic	Melbourne, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|31 Mar 2021}}	{{Tilr\|12979696}}
align=center\| 14	align=right\| 3:37.86	{{Bronze3}}	Copenhagen Athletics Games	København, Denmark	align=right\| {{dts\|15 Jun 2022}}	{{Tilr\|13002322}}
align=center\| 15	align=right\| 3:37.78	5th	Meeting Internazionale Sport e Solidarieta	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	align=right\| {{dts\|29 Jul 2022}}	{{Tilr\|13002362}}
align=center\| 16	align=right\| 3:37.36	10th	Meeting Internazionale Le Sport Solidarietà	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	align=right\| {{dts\|13 Jul 2023}}	{{Tilr\|13045166}}
align=center\| 17	align=right\| 3:37.00	4th	Chemist Warehouse Adelaide Invitational	Adelaide, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|9 Feb 2024}}	{{Tilr\|13055159}}
align=center\| 18	align=right\| 3:35.14	5th	NSW Milers	Sydney, Australia	align=right\| {{dts\|21 Feb 2024}}	{{Tilr\|13056237}}