- David Oliver (athlete)
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David Oliver 
Personal information Nationality American Born 24 April 1982
Denver, ColoradoResidence Kissimmee, Florida Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 205 lb (93 kg) Sport Sport Running Event(s) 110 metres hurdles Achievements and titles Personal best(s) 110m hurdles: 12.89 (0.5 m/s) AR, NR Medal recordMen’s athletics Competitor for the 
United StatesOlympic Games Bronze 2008 Beijing 110 m hurdles World Indoor Championships Bronze 2010 Doha 60 m hurdles Continental Cup Gold 2010 Split 110 m hurdles David Oliver (born April 24, 1982), is an American hurdling athlete. As a professional athlete, he competes in the 110 meter hurdles event outdoor and the 60 meter hurdles event indoor. He won the bronze medal in the 2008 Olympic Games and won another bronze at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
He is the American record holder in the 110 meter hurdles. Oliver is a four-time U.S. Champion, having won indoor and outdoor titles in 2008, a second outdoor title at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and third outdoor title at the 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He also won the gold medal at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. He has a personal best of 12.89 seconds in the 110 m hurdles, placing him in the top-3 on the all-time lists.
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Career
College
Having been recruited from high school by Howard University's head coach, Michael Merritt, Oliver enjoyed his first successes on the track in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). He won four consecutive outdoor MEAC 110 metres hurdles titles, from 2001–2004. He was also a MEAC indoor champion in the 55 metres hurdles, winning in 2003 in 7.34 seconds.
Oliver received his first All American honours with a fourth place finish at the 2003 NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship, running a personal record 13.60 seconds in the process. This made him Howard University's first two-time NCAA Division 1-A All-America selection in any sport. This was also Howard's first track and field All-America since Calvin Branch received the honour in 1989. The following year he received a second All American honour, having taken fifth place at the NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship with a University record of 7.69 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles. Later that season, he recorded an outdoor Howard University record of 13.55 seconds for the 110 m hurdles at the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta. During his time at college, he also played wide receiver for the Howard Bison football team.[1]
Professional
After leaving college, he pursued track and field professionally. In 2006 he won at the Internationales Stadionfest IAAF Golden League meet in Berlin and finished fifth at that year's World Athletics Final. At the 2008 Penn Relays, Oliver completed the fastest 4×120 yd shuttle hurdles relay of all-time with team-mates Aubrey Herring, Joel Brown, Aries Merritt, finishing the rarely contested event in a record time of 53.31 seconds.[2] In 2007 he was second at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships after winning at the Tyson Invitational.[1] Outdoors, he improved his personal best to 13.14 seconds, finishing runner-up at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix, and was third at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. This meant he qualified for the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and he almost reached the final, being knocked out of the semi-finals after finishing fourth in his race.
Oliver (center) in the 2008 Olympic sprint hurdles final.
In 2008 Oliver won his first national title in the 60 m hurdles. At the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he was knocked out in the semi-finals stage. Later in the year he ran a personal best of 12.95 seconds at the Qatar Grand Prix.[3] He ran a wind-assisted 12.89 seconds in the semi-finals of the United States Olympic Trials and went on to beat Olympic and World silver medalist Terrence Trammell in the final with another windy run of 12.95 seconds.[1] Oliver went on to claim the bronze medal in the 110 m hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing behind Dayron Robles who set an Olympic record and compatriot David Payne.[4] He closed the year with victories at the ISTAF meet in Berlin and at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. He was the second fastest 110 m hurdler of 2008.
The 2009 season started promisingly for Oliver, as he recorded 13.09 seconds for his third win in Qatar, but a calf strain resulted in him missing the US Outdoor Championships, and thus the opportunity to qualify for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.[1]
Oliver started the 2010 outdoor season with four straight wins over other competitors, among them victories at the Ponce Grand Prix,[5] and the Colorful Daegu Pre-Championships Meeting over Dayron Robles.[6] He scored his first IAAF Diamond League win at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in May, beating home favorite Liu Xiang with a meeting record of 12.99 seconds.[7] The following month he set a new personal best of 12.93 seconds to win his second national title at the USA Championships.[8] Oliver improved on his personal best in the 110 m hurdles on July 3, 2010, with a time of 12.90 seconds, equalling the area and national record held by Dominique Arnold.[9] On July 16, 2010, Oliver ran 12.89 for the 110 m hurdles, the third fastest time ever. Only world record holder Dayron Robles and former world record holder Liu Xiang have run faster.[10]
He moved up to number six on the all-time lists in the 60 m hurdles with a win at the Sparkassen Cup, where his personal best of 7.37 seconds also brought him his first ever indoor victory over Dayron Robles.[11]
Personal life
He is the son of Brenda Chambers, who also competed in track and field in the 400 m hurdles event. He graduated from Denver East High School in Colorado, in 2000. He currently lives and trains in Orlando, Florida with coach Brooks Johnson. He graduated from Howard University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing.
Personal bests
Event Time (sec) Wind Date Venue 110 m hurdles 12.89 AR, NR 0.5 m/s July 16, 2010 Paris 60 m hurdles (indoor) 7.37 N/A February 5, 2011 Stuttgart Key: AR = Area record, NR = National record
Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Notes 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 5th 110 m hurdles 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 4th (semis) 110 m hurdles 2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 4th (semis) 60 m hurdles Olympic Games Beijing, China 3rd 110 m hurdles IAAF World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 1st 110 m hurdles 2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 60 m hurdles 2010 2010 Diamond League Zurich, Switzerland 1st 110 m hurdles - National Outdoor championships – Winner: 2008, 2010, 2011.
- National Indoor championships – Winner: 2008. Runner-up: 2010.
References
- ^ a b c d David Oliver Biography. USATF. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
- ^ Lee, Kirby (2008-04-26). Relay records continue to tumble – Penn Relays Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
- ^ Butcher, Pat (2008-05-09). Oliver, Felix dazzle in Doha – IAAF World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
- ^ "Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/ATH/mens-110-metres-hurdles.html. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2010-05-09). Culson clocks world leading 47.72 in Ponce. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2010-05-19). 9.86 World lead for Bolt – Oliver over Robles – Jeter over VCB – Daegu World Challenge meet report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
- ^ Bolt cruises 19.76, seven world leads on chilly night in Shanghai – IAAF Diamond League. IAAF Diamond League (2010-05-23). Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
- ^ Morse, Parker (2010-06-28). Oliver flies 12.93, Suhr soars 4.89m as US champs conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
- ^ Gene Cherry (2010-07-03). "American Oliver matches fourth fastest hurdles time". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6622I420100703. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "Bolt sees off Powell, Oliver sizzles in hurdles". AFP. 2010-07-16. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iiMcJkac8QYGRe83IaN3F4qukXbQ. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ Gordon, Ed (2011-02-06). Oliver, Alamirew post scintillating marks in Stuttgart. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
External links
- Official website
- IAAF profile for David Oliver
- Oliver's biography at USA Track & Field
- Stuttgart 2006 was David Oliver’s ‘step forward’ – article from IAAF
- David Oliver on Twitter
IAAF World / Continental Cup Champions in Men's 110 m Hurdles 1977: Thomas Munkelt (GDR) • 1979: Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) • 1981: Greg Foster (USA) • 1985: Tonie Campbell (USA) • 1989: Roger Kingdom (USA) • 1992: Colin Jackson (GBR) • 1994: Tony Jarrett (GBR) • 1998: Falk Balzer (GER) • 2002: Anier García (CUB) • 2006: Allen Johnson (USA) • 2010: David Oliver (USA)
Categories:- African American track and field athletes
- American hurdlers
- Howard University alumni
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Howard Bison football players
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
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