David King (born 13 June 1994) is an English Olympic athlete specialising in the high hurdles.[2] He is a three times British champion over 110m hurdles and three times British champion over 60m hurdles. He represented Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics reaching the semi-finals.
.jpg) David King in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David Matthew King |
| Born | 13 June 1994 Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles |
| Club | City of Plymouth Athletics Club[1] |
| Coached by | Tim O'Neil (2019-) James Hillier (2012–2019) Stephen Endacott (–2012) |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | World Athletics Indoor Championships 2022 - 6th |
Career edit
At the 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships he took the title of 2023 UK national champion over 60m indoor hurdles. He then reached the finals of the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul where he finished 7th. He is currently based in Phoenix, Arizona, and trains with Phoenix Track Club under Coach Tim O'Neil.
At the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships, King advanced to the final after successfully winning a draw of lots and finished 6th in the final. In the semi-finals, King and Japanese athlete, Shusei Nomoto, tied for the final non-automatic qualifying position with a time of 7.565. As there were no additional lanes available, a drawing of lots took place which saw King advance to the final as a result of his race bib labelled "King" being randomly drawn from a bag.
King is a three times British champion over 110 metres hurdles (2017, 2019, 2020) and three times British champion over the 60 metres hurdles (2019, 2020, 2023) [3]
His personal bests are 13.37 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (Turku 2021) and 7.57 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Madrid, 2022).
International competitions edit
1Did not start in the semifinals
References edit
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ David King at World Athletics
- ^ "Results list". British Athletics.
External links edit
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