Alex Beddoes

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.

Alex Beddoes
Personal information
Born (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995
Rotorua, New Zealand
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Cook Islands
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 metres
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Cook Islands
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Apia800 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Apia1,500 m
Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Port Vila 800 m
Oceania Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Suva 800 m

Career

Beddoes first participated in the Oceania Closed Junior Championships. There, he successfully defeated Guamanian Cory Morrison at tennis.[1] He competed in the 2013 Pacific Mini Games in Mata Utu, and then at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila, where he won gold in the 800 meters.[2]

Beddoes 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.[3] He was flag bearer for the Cook Islands during the closing ceremony.[4]

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.[5]

Beddoes participated at the 2019 Pacific Games. He won the men's 800 metres and the following day he also won the men's 1500 metres in 4 minutes and 3.14 seconds. In winning the men's 1500 metres gold medal he beat Papua New Guinean Messach Fred and Fijian Petero Veitaqomaki.[6]

Beddoes was selected to represent Cook Islands at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the Men's 800 meters.[7]

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.[8]

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. Losirene Lacanivalu (24 August 2023). "Beddoes: Next stop Pacific Games 2023". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. Alex Beddoes Rio 2016 Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  5. Athlete Profile at results.gc2018.com
  6. Pavitt, Michael (17 July 2019). "Beddoes completes Pacific Games middle distance double". Inside the Games. Apia Park, Samoa. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. Williams, Al (9 March 2022). "Cook Islands Commonwealth Games athletes announced". Cook Islands News. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. "Beddoes wins Oceania Athletics award". Cook Islands News. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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