Aled Davies

Quick Facts

Full Name	Aled Davies
Occupation	Shot Putter
Date Of Birth	May 24, 1991(1991-05-24)
Age	33
Birthplace	Bridgend
Country	Wales
Horoscope	Gemini

Aled Davies Biography

Aled Davies is one of the most popular and richest Shot Putter who was born on May 24, 1991 in Bridgend, Wales. Paralympic athlete who won two medals at his first Paralympics in 2012: gold in the discus and bronze in the shot put.

In 2013 he was one of five nominees for BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year, which was ultimately won by Leigh Halfpenny.

Aled Siôn Davies MBE (born 24 May 1991) is a Welsh Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category F42 throwing events. In 2012 he became the world record holder of the F42 shot put and in the 2012 Summer Paralympics he took the bronze medal in shot put and gold in the discus. In 2013 Davies took the World Championship gold in both the shot put and discus in Lyon. He won double gold in his home country at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in the shot put and discus. This followed his silver medal in the F42-44 discus from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow where he represented Wales.

In 2005 Davies switched to athletics deciding to commit to the shot put and discus. In 2009, Davies participated in the 2009 Welsh Open, winning both the shot put and discus. He followed this with a silver medal at the 2009 IWAS World Junior Championships and just missed the medal table with the discus after finishing fourth. Davies surpassed both achievements in 2010 when he became IWAS Junior champion in both F42 shot put and discus in the games at Olomouc in the Czech Republic.

He was born in Bridgend, Wales.

Aled Davies Net Worth

Aled Davies is one of the richest Shot Putter from Wales. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Aled Davies 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born with hemimelia in his right leg, but never let it slow down his athletic passion.

At the 2013 IPC World Championships he won gold medals in both the shot put and the discus.

Davies was born in Bridgend, South Wales in 1991. He was born with hemimelia of the right leg. From a young age Davies enjoyed sports, representing Wales as a child at swimming.

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Davies returned to his home country to compete in the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships as he aimed for double gold. Buoyed on by the home crowd, Davies did not disappoint. He took the gold in the shot put with a throw of 13.66m to win convincingly. The discus competition took part on the final day and Davies threw 46.46m to take his second gold medal of the Championships.

Facts & Trivia

Aled Ranked on the list of most popular Shot Putter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Wales. Aled Davies celebrates birthday on May 24 of every year.

In the close season of 2013/14, Davies underwent surgery to his foot. Despite believing he would struggle to regain early form he broke the world record in both the discus and shot put on 6 April 2014. He recorded a throw of 48.87m in the discus and 14.87m in the shot at the Weir Archer Academy in London in April 2014. The following month at the Cardiff Capital Throws in Leckwith he improved on his world record again in the shot. For the first time in his career he threw over 15 metres with a distance of 15.13m.

What is Aled Davies disability?

Davies was born in Bridgend, South Wales in 1991. He was born with hemimelia of the right leg.

How many medals has Davies won?

He’s won six gold medals at the World Championships, four gold medals at the European Championships and two gold medals at the Paralympic Games. Continuing to develop in his events, Davies has been world number one in both of his events whilst also holding the world record in both too.

How did Aled Davis lose his leg?

Aled was born in Bridgend in 1991 with a combined disability of Talipese and Hemi-hemilia in his right leg. Due to his disability, Aled has extremely limited functionality in his right leg.

What is Aled Davies famous for?

Davies won the shot put and discus F42 at the London 2017 World Championships – successfully notching up a hat trick of golden doubles, having also topped the podium in both events at the previous two World Championships.

What is Aleds disability?

Aled was born with hemimelia of the right leg, causing serious knee instability , and is a Paralympic icon for Wales, winning gold for shot put in the 2016 and 2020 Paralympic games and also winning gold for discus in the 2012 Paralympic games.