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
Born	18 July 1999 (26 years, 88 days old)[1]
Home town	Queensland, Australia[1]
Sport
Sport	Sport of athletics
Event(s)	1500 metres Mile run
Achievements and titles
National finals	2017 Australian U20s  • 1500m, 5th 2018 Australian U20s  • 1500m, 2nd  • 800m, 7th 2019 Australian Champs  • 1500m, 8th 2021 Australian Champs  • 1500m, 6th 2022 Australian Champs  • 1500m, 3rd 2023 Australian Champs  • 1500m, 1st  • 5000m, 1st
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

#	Mark	Pl.	Competition	Venue	Date	Ref.
1	3:53.32	5th	National Championships, Olympic Park Athletics Centre	Sydney, Australia	26 Mar 2017	[5]
2	3:52.79		Australian University Games at Griffith University	Gold Coast, Australia	26 Sep 2017	[6]
3	3:50.30	4th	1500m Classic at UQ	Brisbane, Australia	1 Nov 2017	[7]
4	3:47.89		Victorian Milers Club at Albert Park. Twilight Meet	Melbourne, Australia	17 Jan 2018	[8]
5	3:47.61		Queensland Student Games & Allcomers	Townsville, Australia	9 Jun 2018	[9]
6	3:46.32	4th (Heat 3-19)	IAAF World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	9 Jul 2018	[10]
7	3:46.10		Queensland Track Classic, QSAC - State Athletics Facility	Brisbane, Australia	22 Mar 2019	[11]
8	3:46.00	5th (Heat 2)	Australian Athletics Championships	Sydney, Australia	4 Apr 2019	[12]
9	3:45.13		1500m Classic at UQ	Brisbane, Australia	30 Oct 2019	[13]
10	3:43.51		Zatopek:10	Melbourne, Australia	13 Dec 2019	[14]
11	3:40.91		Zatopek 10	Melbourne, Australia	25 Jan 2021	[15]
12	3:40.05		Melbourne Track Classic	Melbourne, Australia	24 Mar 2021	[16]
13	3:38.89	5th	Box Hill Classic	Melbourne, Australia	31 Mar 2021	[17]
14	3:37.86		Copenhagen Athletics Games	København, Denmark	15 Jun 2022	[18]
15	3:37.78	5th	Meeting Internazionale Sport e Solidarieta	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	29 Jul 2022	[19]
16	3:37.36	10th	Meeting Internazionale Le Sport Solidarietà	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	13 Jul 2023	[20]
17	3:37.00	4th	Chemist Warehouse Adelaide Invitational	Adelaide, Australia	9 Feb 2024	[21]
18	3:35.14	5th	NSW Milers	Sydney, Australia	21 Feb 2024	[22]