Lewis Davey
Lewis Davey is a British athlete who competes in the 400 metres. He has won multiple medals for Great Britain in the 4 x 400 metres relay, including at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Early life
He is from Grantham in Lincolnshire. Davey attended The Priory Ruskin Academy. He competed in multi-events as a youngster and in the under-17 age group he was the county champion in 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles and long jump.Career
In 2021, Davey was a member of the British relay squad at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.He was a member of the British 4x400 metres relay team that ran in the 2022 European Championships, winning gold with the team in Munich, Germany.
He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in August 2023 and competed in the mixed relay. He won a silver medal as the British team set a new national record time of 3:11.06. He also won a bronze medal in the men's 4 x 400m relay at the Championships.
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. Shortly after, he was also selected to represent Britain in the relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy. He was part of the men's relay team which won their heat to qualify for the final. In July, Davey was named in the Great Britain 4x400 metres relay squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics. In Paris, he ran in the final of the men's relay, winning a bronze medal at the Games.
In 2025, he was named in the British team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China. He ran a personal best 44.91 seconds for the 400 metres at the 2025 London Athletics Meet on 19 July 2025.
On 3 August, he finished second in the final of the 400 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, running 45.61 seconds. He was selected for the British relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, finishing fifth with the British team in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay. He also ran at the championships in the final of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay as the British team placed sixth overall.