Archie Davis

Archie Davis (born 16 October 1998) is a British middle-distance runner. He is a five-time British Athletics Championships finalist outdoors and once indoors, with a best placing of 4th at the 2021 edition.

Biography Davis is from Sussex, United Kingdom and competed in athletics from an early age, being a standout under-13 athlete for the Brighton Phoenix athletics club. The following year, Davis ran in the men's 1500 m at the 2016 World U20 Championships in Athletics. Affected by the death of his friend a week prior, he failed to qualify for the finals.

Davis had a breakthrough season in 2021, running a four-second personal best in the 800 metres and a 6-second best in the mile. Outdoors at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships Super League, Davis finished 4th in the 1500 m final, scoring 4 points for his country.

At the 2021 British Athletics Championships, Davis finished 4th in the 1500 m, just one place away from selection for the 2021 Summer Olympics team.

Statistics

Personal bests Event Mark Place Competition Venue Date 800 metres 1:44.72 Stockholm Diamond League Stockholm, Sweden 4 July 2021 1500 metres 3:34.95 Dresden Goldenes Ovale Dresden, Germany 1 June 2025 Mile run 3:54.27 4th Anniversary Games Gateshead, United Kingdom 13 July 2021