BECK Alex

Australia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 7 Feb 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Place of birth: GOLD COAST, QLD

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : GOLD COAST, QLD

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 400m

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2019	Doha, QAT	Heats (3:05.49)
2013	Moscow, RUS	7th (3:02.26)

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2019	Yokohama, JPN	7th (3:05.59)

Oceania Championships

Year	Location	400m	4 x 400m
2019	Townsville, QLD, AUS	3rd (46.61)	1st (3:08.67)

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
6	2019	400m	World Challenge	Osaka, JPN	47.31

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

Occupation:

Athlete, Physiotherapist

Education:

Exercise Science, Physiotherapy - Bond University, Robina, QLD, AUS

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Ignition Athletics Club [Australia]

Coach:

Mark Ladbrook

Injuries:

He had to pull out of the 2010 World Junior Championships due to injury. (athletics.com.au, 05 Jun 2014)

Start:

He began running in primary school. (bond.edu.au, 08 Aug 2013)

Memorable:

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. (bond.edu.au, 15 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Never give up, keep showing up. Keep at it, things will go your way." (bond.edu.au, 15 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
TOUGH TIME
He is making his Olympic debut at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, having failed to qualify for the Olympic Games in both 2012 and 2016. He was told by officials that he was not good enough after missing out on London 2012, and after ensuring his spot on the Australian team for the 2020 Games in Tokyo he contacted other athletes who had not qualified to offer encouragement. "Those words are absolutely devastating and to hear that [you are not good enough] can crush athletes. It's hard enough, the sport is so brutal. I wanted to make sure that these athletes [who missed out] know they are good enough. The thrill and excitement for some is disappointment for others. Being a little bit older and going through that heartbreak, I made sure the first couple of messages I sent were to those athletes that came so close. There are so many great athletes who missed out by one or two places and one or two points, which is heartbreaking. They aren't determined on a number on a screen or a ranking point, they are a lot more than that." (bond.edu.au, 15 Jul 2021; insideathletics.com.au, 18 Jun 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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