Cam Corbishley
British race walker (born 1997)
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Cameron Corbishley (born 31 March 1997) is a British race walker. He specialises in the 20 km and 50 km walks.
Corbishley competing in the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha. | |||||||||
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||
| Born | 31 March 1997 Maidstone, England | ||||||||
| Education | Leeds Trinity University | ||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event | Racewalking | ||||||||
| Club | Medway and Maidstone | ||||||||
| Coached by | Andi Drake | ||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
In 2016, he competed in the men's 10,000 metres walk at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland,[1] where he finished in 24th place.[1] the following year he competed in the 20 km walk at the European Race Walking Cup in Poděbrady, Czech Republic. Finishing 36th, with a time of 1:27:26, this resulted in the British Athletics team finishing fourth in the team competition, their highest ever placing.[2]
Representing England in January 2018, he took fifth place in the men's 5000m walk at the Bratislava Elan meeting with a time of 20:16.44,[3] and in March, he competed in the Lugano Trophy 15th Memorial Mario Albisetti 20 km held in Lugano, but was disqualified before the end of the race.[4] In April at the European Athletics Race Walking permit meeting in Poděbrady, he finished 33rd with a time of 1:32:47[5] and in August, claimed the gold medal for the 3000m walk at the Manchester International Match, setting a season Best time of 11:48.07.[6]
In January 2019, Corbishley took the England Indoor title over 3000 metres in Sheffield[7] and achieved a new personal best of 19:49.53 over 5000 metres in the Bratislava Elan meeting.[7] In March, Corbishley debuted in the 50 kilometres walk in Dudince, Slovakia, setting a new British U23 record of 3:53:20,[8] the second fastest time ever by a Briton.[9] In May, he set a new pb over 20 km of 1:25:45 in the European Race Walking Cup in Alytus, Lithuania. His performance, alongside Tom Bosworth and Callum Wilkinson, earned the British team a silver medal.[10] In July, he competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Gävle, Sweden.[11] He finished in 12th place.[11] and in August, returned to Manchester to defend his title for the 3000m walk in the international meet, taking first place again in a time of 11:44.98,[12] a new Championship Best Performance for the Manchester International Match.
He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar[13] but was disqualified after a fourth red card.[13]
Corbishley podiumed three times at the British Athletics Championships in 2019, 2021 and 2023.[14][15] He won the 5000 metres walk title at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships and competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[16]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2013 | European Race Walking Cup (U20) | Dudince, Slovakia | 41st | 10 km walk | 48:20 |
| 2015 | European Race Walking Cup (U20) | Murcia, Spain | DQ – Disqualified | 10 km walk | DQ |
| 2016 | World Race Walking Cup | Rome, Italy | 26th | 10 km walk | 43:27 |
| IAAF World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 24th | 10,000m walk | 43:06.91 | |
| 2017 | European Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 36th | 20 km walk | 1:27:26 |
| 2019 | European Race Walking Cup | Alytus, Lithuania | 25th | 20 km walk | 1:25:45 |
| European Athletics U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 12th | 20 km walk | 1:27:07 | |
| IAAF World Championships | Doha, Qatar | DQ – Disqualified | 50 km walk | DQ | |
Statistics
Personal bests
| Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 3000 metres race walk | 11:19.10 | Leeds, United Kingdom | 12 June 2017 | |
| 5000 metres race walk | 19:49.53i | Bratislava, Slovakia | 27 January 2019 | Indoor |
| 10 kilometres race walk | 40:59.00 | Coventry, United Kingdom | 1 March 2020 | |
| 20 kilometres race walk | 1:24:42.00 | Leeds, United Kingdom | 30 June 2019 | |
| 50 kilometres race walk | 3:53:20.00 | Dudince, Slovakia | 23 March 2019 |
Personal life
From Sittingbourne, Kent, he started in athletics at Maidstone and Medway Athletics Club. Corbishley studied a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Ethics and Religion at Leeds Trinity University, graduating in 2018. He later worked in an administrative role for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service in Leeds.[18][16]