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'''Megan Carter-Davies''' (born 1996) is a British orienteering competitor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IOF Eventor - Megan Carter Davies |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Athletes/Details/844 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=eventor.orienteering.org |language=en}}</ref> She became sprint world champion at the [[2022 World Orienteering Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sprint success for Great Britain and Norway {{!}} International Orienteering Federation |url=https://orienteering.sport/sprint-success-for-great-britain-and-norway/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=orienteering.sport |language=en}}</ref> This made her only the third British athlete to become world champion in an individual discipline, after [[Yvette Hague]] and [[Jamie Stevenson (orienteer)|Jamie Stevenson]].
'''Megan Carter-Davies''' (born 1996) is a British orienteering competitor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IOF Eventor - Megan Carter Davies |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Athletes/Details/844 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=eventor.orienteering.org |language=en}}</ref> She became sprint world champion at the [[2022 World Orienteering Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sprint success for Great Britain and Norway {{!}} International Orienteering Federation |url=https://orienteering.sport/sprint-success-for-great-britain-and-norway/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=orienteering.sport |language=en}}</ref> This made her only the third British athlete to become world champion in an individual discipline, after [[Yvette Hague]] and [[Jamie Stevenson (orienteer)|Jamie Stevenson]].


Carter-Davies was born in [[Aberystwyth]], [[United Kingdom]]. She competes for the orienteering clubs Swansea Bay OC (United Kingdom) and Rajamäen Rykmentti ([[Finland]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Megan Carter-Davies {{!}} On The Red Line |url=https://www.ontheredline.org.uk/athletes/megan-carter-davies |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=www.ontheredline.org.uk}}</ref> Carter-Davies attended the [[University of Bristol]] where she studied [[mathematics]] and was the captain of the orienteering club.<ref name=UoB>{{Cite web |title=University of Bristol Health and Exercise |url=https://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/news/2016/megan-carter-davies.html |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=bristol.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref> Carter Davies speaks fluent [[Finnish language|Finnish]].<ref name=yle.fi>{{Cite web |title=yle.fi- Megan Carter-Davies |url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-12515116 |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=yle.fi |language=fi}}</ref>
Carter-Davies was born in [[Aberystwyth]], [[United Kingdom]]. She competes for the orienteering clubs Swansea Bay OC (United Kingdom) and Rajamäen Rykmentti ([[Finland]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Megan Carter-Davies {{!}} On The Red Line |url=https://www.ontheredline.org.uk/athletes/megan-carter-davies |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=www.ontheredline.org.uk}}</ref> Carter-Davies attended the [[University of Bristol]] where she studied [[mathematics]] and was the captain of the orienteering club.<ref name=UoB>{{Cite web |title=University of Bristol Health and Exercise |url=https://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/news/2016/megan-carter-davies.html |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=bristol.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref> Carter-Davies speaks fluent [[Finnish language|Finnish]].<ref name=yle.fi>{{Cite web |title=yle.fi- Megan Carter-Davies |url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-12515116 |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=yle.fi |language=fi}}</ref>


Carter-Davies first tried orienteering at the age of eight, joining Mid-Wales Orienteering club. She has been a member of the [[Wales|Welsh]] orienteering squad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics Weekly- Megan Carter-Davies |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/interviews/orienteering-interview-with-megan-carter-davies-1039924273/ |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=athleticsweekly.com |language=en}}</ref>
Carter-Davies first tried orienteering at the age of eight, joining Mid-Wales Orienteering club. She has been a member of the [[Wales|Welsh]] orienteering squad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics Weekly- Megan Carter-Davies |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/interviews/orienteering-interview-with-megan-carter-davies-1039924273/ |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=athleticsweekly.com |language=en}}</ref>

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Megan Carter-Davies
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born1996 (age 28–29)
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Sport
SportOrienteering
Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Triangle Region Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2022 Triangle Region Knock-out Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2022 Triangle Region Sprint Relay
World University Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Miskolc Sprint Relay[1]

Megan Carter-Davies (born 1996) is a British orienteering competitor.[2] She became sprint world champion at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships.[3] This made her only the third British athlete to become world champion in an individual discipline, after Yvette Hague and Jamie Stevenson.

Carter-Davies was born in Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. She competes for the orienteering clubs Swansea Bay OC (United Kingdom) and Rajamäen Rykmentti (Finland).[4] Carter-Davies attended the University of Bristol where she studied mathematics and was the captain of the orienteering club.[1] Carter-Davies speaks fluent Finnish.[5]

Carter-Davies first tried orienteering at the age of eight, joining Mid-Wales Orienteering club. She has been a member of the Welsh orienteering squad.[6]

Carter-Davies won her first medals at the World Orienteering Championships in 2022, first achieving a silver medal in the mixed sprint relay with Charlotte Ward, Ralph Street and Kris Jones. She followed this up with a silver medal in the knock-out sprint, and finally a gold medal in the sprint final, breaking Tove Alexandersson's winning streak of 11 world championship victories in a row (Alexandersson finished in sixth place).[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "University of Bristol Health and Exercise". bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ "IOF Eventor - Megan Carter Davies". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  3. ^ "Sprint success for Great Britain and Norway | International Orienteering Federation". orienteering.sport. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  4. ^ "Megan Carter-Davies | On The Red Line". www.ontheredline.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  5. ^ "yle.fi- Megan Carter-Davies". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Athletics Weekly- Megan Carter-Davies". athleticsweekly.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  7. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (30 June 2022). "Carter Davies wins women's orienteering sprint title as Alexandersson falters". www.insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 6 July 2022.



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