Alex Beddoes
Alex Beddoes (born 9 July 1995 in Rotorua) is a sprinter and athlete from the Cook Islands. He has won three gold metals in the pacific games and a bronze medal in the Oceania Athletics Championships.
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Born | Rotorua, New Zealand | 9 July 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Early career
Alex first participated in the Oceania Closed Junior Championships. There, he successfully defeated Guamanian Cory Morrison at tennis.[1]
Olympics
He competed in the Men's 800 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but finished ninth in his heat, for last place with a time of 1:52.76, and was eliminated. However, he did set a personal best.[2] He was flag bearer for the Cook Islands during the closing ceremony.[3]
Commonwealth games
Beddoes competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Men's 800 metres. He finished 7th in his heat with a time of 1:51.64 but was eliminated.[4]
Pacific games
Alex participated at the 2019 Pacific Games. He completed the men's 800 metres. He completed it in only 4 minutes and 3.14 seconds and achieved the gold metal. Other winners he competed with were Fijian Koloveni Koroi, and Papua New Guinean Daniel Baul and Toea Wisil.[5]
Awards
- Beddoes won the gold metal in the 2019 Pacific Games.[5]
- On April 25, 2019, Beddoes won the Emerging Talent Award from the Oceania Athletics Association. The award was presented by president Erin Quirke and secretary Ruth Tangiiau Mave.[6]
Nominations
- Alex was nominated for the Sportsman of the Year award at the Cook Islands National Sports Awards at the Edgewater Resort and Spa.[6]
References
- Ige, Ron (22 August 2009). "Lai, Heo fall in doubles for final boys". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 29 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Alex Beddoes Rio 2016 Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- Athlete Profile at results.gc2018.com
- Pavitt, Michael (17 July 2019). "Beddoes completes Pacific Games middle distance double". Inside the Games. Apia Park, Samoa. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- "Beddoes wins Oceania Athletics award". Cook Islands News. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
External links
- Alex Beddoes at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Alex Beddoes at the official website for the Olympics