![]() David King in 2019 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Plymouth, England | 13 June 1994
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 AC [1] |
Coached by | Tim O'Neil (2019-2024) James Hillier (2012–2019) Stephen Endacott (–2012) |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals | World Athletics Indoor Championships 2022 - 6th |
Personal bests |
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David Matthew King (born 13 June 1994) is an English former athlete who specialised in the high hurdles. He was a three times British champion over 110m hurdles and three times British champion over 60m hurdles. King represented Great Britain and England at a number of major international competitions including the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [2]
King was a three times British 110 metres hurdles champion (2017, 2019, 2020) [3] [4] and three times British champion over the 60 metres hurdles (2019, 2020, 2023). [5]
In 2021, he reached the semi-finals at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [6]
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. [6]
Having not raced for almost a year, he announced his retirement from professional athletics in June 2025. [6]
1Did not start in the semifinals