Alex Beck Explained

Alex Beck
Birth Name:Alexander Beck
Nationality:Australian
Sport:Track and Field
Event:400 metres
Birth Date:7 February 1992

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] He ran a personal best of 45.54 to finish sixth in his heat.[2] At the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships Beck won the goldmedal in the 400 metres race.[3] Beck reached the semi-finals of the 400 metres event at the 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

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] Beck was selected for the Moscow 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships where he was a member of the team that ran the 4 x 400 metres relay.[7] Beck then competed for Australia in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[8]

Achievements

Beck won the 400 metres Australian championships in 2021, running 46.01 to defeat five time national champion Steve Solomon,[9] before doubling up and being awarded the 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] He is now a qualified physiotherapist.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final Australian track and field team for Tokyo Games to include 63 athletes. 2021-07-10. SBS News. en.
  2. Web site: Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 1 Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801015825/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-400m-rnd1-000100-.htm . 1 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Hobbs and Doran break sprint records at Oceania Athletics Championships . 12 June 2022 .
  4. Web site: Aussie Beck qualifies for 400m semis at WC . 17 July 2022 .
  5. Web site: World Athletics. 12 May 2024. 4X400 METRES RELAY. 5 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Alex Beck. 2021-07-10. Emageo Group. en-US.
  7. Web site: START LIST - 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men - Round 1. live. July 11, 2021. media.aws.iaaf.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20191006063108/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-4X4-M-h----.SL2.pdf . 2019-10-06 .
  8. Web site: 2020-06-20. Alex Beck Results. live. 2021-07-10. Commonwealth Games Australia. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923041904/https://commonwealthgames.com.au/athletes/alex-beck/ . 2020-09-23 .
  9. Web site: Chapman. Ric. 2021-04-18. The Aussie athletics stars who booked tickets to Tokyo — some are true medal hopes. live. 2021-07-10. Fox Sports. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514110709/https://www.foxsports.com.au/olympics/tokyo-olympic-games-2021-australian-olympic-team-track-and-field-team-qualifiers-medal-hopes-tokyo-2020-athletes/news-story/72e18473e7744cdf6baeedf37218d6bf . 2021-05-14 .
  10. Web site: Gullan. Scott. 2021-04-18. How a Bible verse inspired highest leap ever in Olympic trials. live. 2021-07-10. Herald Sun. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417213552/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/olympics/stewart-mcsweyn-tipped-to-surpass-craig-mottram-as-australias-best-middledistance-runner-of-modern-times/news-story/f289626a646b68a848e92e8269b6c3e7 . 2021-04-17 .
  11. Web site: Eight Bondies bound for Tokyo Olympics. Bond University.
  12. Web site: Alexander Beck. 2021-09-11. Australian Olympic Committee. en-AU.

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