David Oliver (hurdler)

David Oliver

Oliver in 2008 in Berlin
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1982-04-24) April 24, 1982 (age 42) Denver, Colorado
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	110 m hurdles
College team	Howard Bison
Achievements and titles
Personal best	110 m hurdles: 12.89 (0.5 m/s)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 110 m hurdles World Championships 2013 Moscow 110 m hurdles World Indoor Championships 2010 Doha 60 m hurdles Continental Cup 2010 Split 110 m hurdles Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 110 m hurdles

David Oliver (born April 24, 1982), is the Director of Track & Field at Howard University and a retired American hurdling athlete. As a professional athlete, he competed in the 110 meter hurdles event outdoor and the 60 meter hurdles event indoors. He is the former 110 meter hurdles champion winning the gold medal at the World Championships in Moscow in 2013 with a time of 13 seconds. He won the bronze medal in the 2008 Olympic Games and won another bronze at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

He was 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 fifth on the all-time list at the time of his retirement from athletics at the end of the 2017 season (fourth at the time he ran it).^[1]