Alex Haydock-Wilson (born 28 July 1999) is a British track and field athlete. In 2023, he became British

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champion outdoors, and in 2025 repeated the feat indoors. He achieved two bronze medals at the

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, in the mixed 4 x 400 m relay and the men's 4 x 400 m relay.

Early life

Haydock-Wilson studied at the Windsor Boys School, before moving in to further education studying Materials Science and Engineering at the

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. In 2022, he was awarded a first-class degree and started his PhD in photovoltaic technology.

Career

Haydock-Wilson was a member of the British 4 x 400-metre relay team that won bronze at the

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. In 2019, he won a bronze medal in the 400m at the British indoor senior championships. At the

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, Haydock-Wilson qualified from the heats to reach the semi-finals of the men's 400 metres where he ran a new personal best time. He also competed in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay. At the

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he won bronze in the finals of the men's 400 metres, and gold in the finals of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay. In 2023, he became British champion over 400 metres. He was chosen to represent Great Britain at the

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in August 2023. In April 2024, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in

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. In May 2024, he was selected to run the 400 metres and 4x400m relay for Britain at the

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. Competing at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester he placed third overall on 30 June 2024. He was named in the Great Britain team for the

and was part of the mixed 4x400 team which won a bronze medal in a new national record of 3:08.01. He also competed in the men's 4x400m relay at the Games, winning a second bronze medal. He won the 400 metres title at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 23 February 2025. He was selected for the British team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in

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. He ran in the men’s 4x400m relay in which the British team placed fourth. He was named in the British team for the

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