Alex Beddoes
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| Born | 9 July 1995 Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cook Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Beddoes (born 9 July 1995) is a runner and athlete from the Cook Islands. He has won three gold medals in the Pacific Games and a bronze medal in the Oceania Athletics Championships.
Career[]
Alex first participated in the . There, he successfully defeated Guamanian at tennis.[1]
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]
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]
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 medal. Other winners he competed with were Fijian , 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 and secretary .[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]
See also[]
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
- ^ a b Pavitt, Michael (17 July 2019). "Beddoes completes Pacific Games middle distance double". Inside the Games. Apia Park, Samoa. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Beddoes wins Oceania Athletics award". Cook Islands News. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
External links[]
- Alex Beddoes at World Athletics
- Alex Beddoes at Olympics.com
- Alex Beddoes at Olympedia
- Alex Beddoes at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- Alex Beddoes at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rotorua
- New Zealand male middle-distance runners
- Cook Island male middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of the Cook Islands
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for the Cook Islands
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics