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.

Alex Beddoes
Personal information
Born (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995
Rotorua, New Zealand
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Cook Islands
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 metres
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Cook Islands
Pacific Games
2019 Apia800 m
2019 Apia1,500 m
Pacific Mini Games
2017 Port Vila 800 m
Oceania Athletics Championships
2017 Suva 800 m

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

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]

See also

References
  1. Ige, Ron (22 August 2009). "Lai, Heo fall in doubles for final boys". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 29 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Alex Beddoes Rio 2016 Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  4. Athlete Profile at results.gc2018.com
  5. Pavitt, Michael (17 July 2019). "Beddoes completes Pacific Games middle distance double". Inside the Games. Apia Park, Samoa. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. "Beddoes wins Oceania Athletics award". Cook Islands News. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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