David King (hurdler)

David King
	David King in 2019
Personal information
Full name	David Matthew King
Born	13 June 1994 (age 30); 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
Coached by	Tim O'Neil (2019-); James Hillier (2012–2019); Stephen Endacott (–2012)
Achievements and titles
World finals	World Athletics Indoor Championships 2022 - 6th

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.

Career

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	8th (h)	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	13.74¹
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	4th	110 m hurdles	13.90
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	15th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.54
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	11th (h)	60 m hurdles	7.70
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	33rd (h)	110 m hurdles	13.67
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	18th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.70
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	10th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.74
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.55
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	10th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.71
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	19th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.67
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	6th	60 m hurdles	7.62
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	20th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.51
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	17th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.73
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	7th	60 m hurdles	7.71
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	14th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.65

¹Did not start in the semifinals

References

External links

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[1] Power of 10 profile

[2] David King at World Athletics

[3] "Results list". British Athletics.

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