Cam Corbishley

British race walker (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cameron Corbishley (born 31 March 1997) is a British race walker. He specialises in the 20 km and 50 km walks.

NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 (age 29)
Maidstone, England
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Cam Corbishley
Corbishley competing in the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 (age 29)
Maidstone, England
EducationLeeds Trinity University
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Racewalking
ClubMedway and Maidstone
Coached byAndi Drake
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 11:19.10 for 3000m
  • 19:49.53 for 5000m
  • 40:59 for 10km
  • 1:24:42 for 20km
  • 3:53:20 for 50km
Medal record
UK Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Birmingham5000m walk
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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

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain
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
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Personal bests

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Event Time Venue Date Notes
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
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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]

References

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