Bethan Davies (born 7 November 1990) is a British racewalker who competes in the

20 kilometres walk The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic Games, Olympic athletics (sport), athletics event that is competed by both men and women. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supp ...

event. She was the bronze medallist at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

and has represented her country at the World Championships in Athletics and IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships. She holds the indoor British record in the

3000 metres walk The 3000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race and was part of the athletics programme for women at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics until 1993. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ...

(12:44.99 minutes) and the Commonwealth record for the indoor

5000 metres walk The 5000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race and was part of the athletics programme for men at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics until 1993. It is also an event in the World Masters Athle ...

(21:25.37 minutes).

Career

Born in Cardiff, she studied neuroscience at the University of Leeds and ran cross country for the varsity team.Bethan Davies
Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-08. She began racewalking after filling in for her team in the event and had the opportunity to compete against elite walker Johanna Jackson. She began training and learning the sport under coach Andi Drake. She broke through at national level in 2012, winning the British under-20 title in the

10,000 metres walk The 10,000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it. 10,000 meters is 6.21 mil ...

before placing third at the

2012 British Athletics Championships The 2012 British Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, held from 22–24 June at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. It was organised by UK Athletics. It served as a selec ...

in the 5000 m distance. Davies won that title the following year at the

2013 British Athletics Championships The 2013 British Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, held from 12–14 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. It was organised by UK Athletics. It served as a selec ...

and also made her debut over 20 km, making her international debut at the 2013 European Race Walking Cup and placing third in the 20 km national championship. She missed most of the 2014 season, but returned in 2015 with runner-up placings nationally over 5000 m and 20 km. She won national titles indoors and outdoors in 2016, though she failed to finish the 20 km races at the

2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships The 2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships ( it, Campionati del mondo a squadre di marcia 2016) was the 27th edition of the global team racewalking competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was hel ...

and the

Dudinská Päťdesiatka The Dudinská Päťdesiatka or Dudinská 50 (''Fifty kilometres of Dudince'') is an annual racewalking competition held in March on the streets of Dudince, Slovakia. The primary focus of the competition is a men's 50 kilometres race walk, from whic ...

.Bethan Davies
Power of 10. Retrieved on 2018-04-08. Davies had a breakthrough in the 2017 season. She won the 5000 m walk at the

2017 British Athletics Championships The 2017 British Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, held from 1–2 July 2017 at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. It was organised by UK Athletics. A full range of ...

then represented Great Britain at the

2017 European Race Walking Cup The 2017 European Race Walking Cup took place on May 21, 2017. The races were held on a 1 km lap around the city park in Poděbrady, Czech Republic. Medallists Race results Men's 20 km Men's 50 km Men's 10 km (U20) Women's 20 ...

(finishing 22nd) and at the

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held in London, where she ranked 29th overall. She described the latter experience as her best ever, having the home crowd cheer her on and call out her name.World Championships 2017: Walker Bethan Davies' joy at Worlds experience
BBC Sport (2017-08-13). Retrieved on 2018-04-08. She also finished sixth at the Oceania Race Walking Championships, taking part as a guest.

International competitions

National titles

* British Athletics Championships **5000 m walk:

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* British Indoor Athletics Championships **3000 m walk:

**5000 m walk:

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Bethan Davies
at Welsh Athletics * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Bethan 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Cardiff British female racewalkers Welsh female racewalkers British female cross country runners Welsh female cross country runners Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain British Athletics Championships winners Alumni of the University of Leeds