WRIGHT Alex

Ireland
Athletics
19 Dec 1990
30
Male
LONDON
 
Great Britain
CORK
 
Ireland

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 50km Race Walk 29

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sapporo Odori Park
Men's 50km Race Walk Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation20km Race Walk50km Race Walk
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA46th (1:25:25)DNF

World Athletics Championships
YearLocation20km Race Walk50km Race Walk
2019Doha, QAT31st (1:37:33)-
2017London, GBRDQ-
2015Beijing, CHNDQDNF
2013Moscow, RUS30th (1:26:40)-

European Championships
YearLocation20km Race Walk
2018Berlin, GER10th (1:22:18)

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
5201720km Race WalkWorld Race Walking ChallengeRio Maior, POR1:21:17
6201720km Race WalkEuropean Race Walking Team ChampionshipsPodebrady, CZE1:21:48
10201820km Race WalkEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, GER1:22:18
17201920km Race WalkWorld Race Walking ChallengeA Corunya, ESP1:20:50
26201920km Race WalkEuropean Race Walking Team ChampionshipsAlytus, LTU1:25:51
31201920km Race WalkWorld Athletics ChampionshipsDoha, QAT1:37:33
47202120km Race WalkWorld Race Walking ChallengeA Corunya, ESP1:25:45


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Athlete
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Leeds Metropolitan University, Great Britain
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English
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Leevale Athletic Club [Cork, IRL]
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2008 for Great Britain (trackfield97.com, 16 May 2012)
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Injury forced him to retire from the 50km race walk at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, People's Republic of China. (bbc.co.uk, 29 Aug 2015)

He missed six weeks of training with a groin injury in 2010. (athleticsweekly.com, 24 Oct 2013)
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He took up the sport at the Brymore School of Rural Technology in England. "I didn't know what athletics was until I went to Brymore." He began running competitively at age 14, and took up race walking at age 15. (bridgwatermercury.co.uk, 25 Aug 2010; athleticsweekly.com, 24 Oct 2013)
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He competed in several athletics disciplines until age 18, when he chose to concentrate on race walking. "Eventually, I enjoyed the challenge of an event that was extremely technical, along with training for an endurance event. I also made a lot of great friends in the sport and the rivalry was great, which drove me to train harder and to be better." (athleticsweekly.com, 24 Oct 2013)
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Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele, Swedish high jumper Stefan Holm. (trackfield97.com, 16 May 2012)

General Interest

General
NATIONALITY SWITCH
In 2014 he switched allegiance from Great Britain to Ireland. He was eligible to represent Ireland through his father, but only obtained Irish citizenship in late 2013. He said the prospect of joining Irish race walkers Rob Heffernan and Brendan Boyce had influenced his decision. "The chance to train with the best walkers in the world is a fantastic opportunity." He also said he made the switch because he felt there was a lack of focus on race walking in British athletics. "Great Britain had a team of 60 at the worlds last year [2013], but I was the only one with an 'A' standard not picked initially. I had to appeal it to get selected. My world ranking before [the 2013 World Championships in] Moscow was 91st, so they didn't pick me because they didn't see me as having 'top eight' potential for the next four years. I was actually the first [male] British walker at a worlds since 1995." (independent.ie, 23 Dec 2013; belfasttelegraph.co.uk, 23 Dec 2013)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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