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Alex Beck
Birth name Alexander Beck Nationality Australian Born (1992-02-07 ) 7 February 1992 (age 32 ) Sport Track and Field Event 400 metres
Alexander (Alex) Beck (born 7 February 1992) is an Australian Olympic athlete. He is a three time defending National champion.
Beck was selected to represent Australia in the men's 400 metres at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo .[1] [2] 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships Beck won the gold
medal in the 400 metres race.[3] 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon , with a run of 45.99.[4]
He ran as part of the Australian 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas .[5]
Early years
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From Benowa, Queensland , Beck was aged 16 when he came third in the 400 metres at the Australian Junior Championships. Following that, selection on the Australian World Youth team in 2009 followed and selection for the World Junior Championships the following year.[6] Moscow 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships where he was a member of the team that ran the 4 x 400 metres relay .[7] 2014 Commonwealth Games .[8]
Achievements
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Beck won the 400 metres Australian championships in 2021, running 46.01 to defeat five time national champion Steve Solomon ,[9] 200 metres title as well after Abdoulie Asim was disqualified for running out of his lane. This made him the first Australian man in 30 years to win both races in the same year.[10]
Beck completed his Bachelor of Exercise Science degree and then did a Doctor of Physiotherapy degree from Bond University .[11] physiotherapist .[12]
References
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^ "Hobbs and Doran break sprint records at Oceania Athletics Championships" . 12 June 2022.
^ "Aussie Beck qualifies for 400m semis at WC" . 17 July 2022.
^ "4X400 METRES RELAY" . World Athletics . 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024 .
^ "Alex Beck" . Emageo Group . Retrieved 10 July 2021 .
^ "START LIST - 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men - Round 1" (PDF) . media.aws.iaaf.org . Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021 .
^ "Alex Beck Results" . Commonwealth Games Australia . 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021 .
^ Chapman, Ric (18 April 2021). "The Aussie athletics stars who booked tickets to Tokyo — some are true medal hopes" . Fox Sports . Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021 .
^ Gullan, Scott (18 April 2021). "How a Bible verse inspired highest leap ever in Olympic trials" . Herald Sun . Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021 .
^ "Eight Bondies bound for Tokyo Olympics" . Bond University .
^ "Alexander Beck" . Australian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 11 September 2021 .
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