David King (hurdler)

David King (born 13 June 1994) is an English Olympic athlete specialising in the high hurdles.[3] 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 (held in 2021) and made the semi-finals, finishing 19th overall. 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.

David King
David King in 2019
Personal information
Full nameDavid Matthew King
Born (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994
Plymouth, Devon, England
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
ClubCity of Plymouth Athletics Club[1]
Coached byTim O'Neil (2019-)
James Hillier (2012–2019)
Stephen Endacott (–2012)
Achievements and titles
World finalsWorld Athletics Indoor Championships 2022 - 6th
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Diamond League Final
Silver medal – second place2019 Munich110 m hurdles[2]

At the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships, David advanced to the final after successfully winning a draw of lots and finished 6th in the final. In the semi-finals, David 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 David advance to the final as a result of his race bib labelled "King" being randomly drawn from a bag.

David 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) [4]

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

1Did not start in the semifinals

References
  1. Power of 10 profile
  2. "RESULTS for the 2019 IAAF Diamond League Final in Zurich". Runners Tribe. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. David King at World Athletics
  4. "Results list". British Athletics.


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