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David Krummenacker (born May 24, 1975) is an American retired middle-distance runner.
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David Krummenacker (born May 24, 1975) is an American retired middle-distance runner.
Krummenacker was born in El Paso, Texas. He graduated from Las Cruces High School in New Mexico in 1993 where he won several state track titles and also played on the basketball team. He attended Georgia Tech where he trained under coach Alan Drosky and won back-to-back NCAA Indoor 800 m titles (1997–1998). He graduated in 1998 with a degree in management. [1]
He currently resides in Tucson, Arizona, where he trains under the direction of coach Luiz de Oliviera and competes for Team Adidas. His agent is Rich Kenah.
Krummenacker was the 2003 World and U.S. Indoor 800 m champion. He won back-to-back-to-back U.S. Outdoor 800 m champion from 2001 to 2003. He was the first person to win the title 3 straight years since Johnny Gray accomplished the feat from 1985 to 1987. The only person ever to win the 800 m title more than 3 years in a row was James Robinson who won it every year from 1978 to 1982. His personal records (PRs) include 1:43.92 (2002) for 800 m and 3:31.91 (2002) for 1500 m.
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Obadele "Oba" Thompson BSS is a Barbados-born former sprinter, lawyer, author, and speaker. He won Barbados's first and only Olympic medal as an independent country by placing third in the 100 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He is a three-time Olympian, and a finalist at each Olympics. His personal best performances are 9.87 seconds for the 100 m, 19.97 seconds for the 200 metres, and 45.38 seconds for the 400 metres. He has held the indoor 55 metres world record since 1997.
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Bryce Hoppel is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is the reigning 800 m world indoor champion having won gold at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow. He also is a 6-time U.S. champion and two-time NCAA champion over the distance.
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