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David Neville 
Neville (falling) at the 2008 OlympicsPersonal information Nationality American Born June 1, 1984
Merrillville, IndianaHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 160 lb (73 kg) Sport Sport Running Event(s) 400 metres Achievements and titles Personal best(s) 200m: 20.39 (West Lafayette, 2004)
400m: 44.61 (Eugene, 2008)Medal recordMen's athletics Competitor for the 
United StatesOlympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing 4×400 m relay Bronze 2008 Beijing 400 m NACAC Championships Gold 2007 San Salvador 4×400 m relay Pan American Junior Championships Silver 2003 Bridgetown 200 m David Neville (born June 1, 1984) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters and two-time medalist (one gold, one bronze) in the Summer Olympics. A native of Merrillville, Indiana, Neville became the first individual track and field medalist out of Indiana University since Willie May won silver in the 110-meter hurdles in 1960.
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Career
Neville attended Merrillville High School from 1998-2002 where he ran track & cross country. He then moved to Indiana University where he competed from 2003 until 2006 winning several individual Big Ten conference titles and being named an All American.
At the 2008 Summer Olympic, Neville won a bronze medal in the men's 400 m with a time of 44.80 seconds. At the finish line, he dove forward on the wet track to win the bronze by 0.04 seconds.[1] Neville then teamed with LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, and Jeremy Wariner in the 4x400 m relay to finish first with an Olympic record time of 2:55.39. Neville clocked a split of 44.16 seconds.[2]
Personal bests
Event Time Venue Date 200 m 20.39 (1.1 m/s) West Lafayette May 16, 2004 400 m 44.61 Eugene July 3, 2008 References
- ^ "Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Final". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/ATH/mens-400-metres-final.html. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ "Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay Final". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/ATH/mens-4-x-400-metres-relay-final.html. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
External links
- IAAF profile for David Neville
- USATF profile for David Neville
Olympic Champions in Men's 4×400 m relay 1908: United States (Hamilton, Cartmell, Taylor, Sheppard) • 1912: United States (Sheppard, Lindberg, Meredith, Reidpath) • 1920: Great Britain (Griffiths, Lindsay, Ainsworth-Davies, Butler) • 1924: United States (Cochran, Helffrich, MacDonald, Stevenson) • 1928: United States (Baird, Spencer, Alderman, Barbuti) • 1932: United States (Fuqua, Ablowich, Warner, Carr) • 1936: Great Britain (Wolff, Rampling, Roberts, Brown) • 1948: United States (Harnden, Bourland, Cochran, Whitfield) • 1952: Jamaica (Wint, Laing, McKenley, Rhoden) • 1956: United States (Jenkins, Jones, Mashburn, Courtney) • 1960: United States (Yerman, Young, G. Davis, O. Davis) • 1964: United States (Cassell, Larrabee, Williams, Carr) • 1968: United States (Matthews, Freeman, James, Evans) • 1972: Kenya (Asati, Nyamau, Ouko, Sang) • 1976: United States (Frazier, Brown, Newhouse, Parks) • 1980: Soviet Union (Valiulis, Linge, Chernetsky, Markin) • 1984: United States (Nix, Armstead, Babers, McKay) • 1988: United States (Everett, Lewis, Robinzine, Reynolds, McKay, Valmon) • 1992: United States (Valmon, Watts, Johnson, Lewis, Hall, Jenkins) • 1996: United States (Smith, Harrison, Mills, Maybank, Rouser) • 2000: Vacant • 2004: United States (Harris, Brew, Wariner, Williamson, Rock, Willie) • 2008: United States (Merritt, Taylor, Neville, Wariner, Clement, Witherspoon)
Categories:- American sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- African American track and field athletes
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs
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