David King (hurdler)

British hurdler

David King

David King in 2019

Personal information
Full name| David Matthew King
Born|  (1994-06-13) 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[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

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

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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

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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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
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

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1. ^ Power of 10 profile
2. ^ David King at World Athletics
3. ^ "Results list". British Athletics.

## External links

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* David King at Olympedia
* David King at Olympics.com
* David King at Team GB

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British Athletics Championships men's 110 metres hurdles champions

* 2007: Andy Turner
* 2008: Andy Turner
* 2009: Andy Turner
* 2010: William Sharman
* 2011: Lawrence Clarke
* 2012: Andrew Pozzi
* 2013: William Sharman
* 2014: William Sharman
* 2015: Lawrence Clarke
* 2016: Andrew Pozzi
* 2017: David King
* 2018: Andrew Pozzi
* 2019: David King
* 2020: David King
* 2021: Tade Ojora
* 2022: Tade Ojora
* 2023: Tade Ojora
* 2024: Daniel Goriola

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