David Nelson (hurdler)

David Nelson

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1967-03-11) 11 March 1967 (age 58) Wolverhampton, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hurdles
Club	Wolverhampton & Bilston AC
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland 110 m hurdles

David Lloyd Nelson (born 11 March 1967) is a male English former hurdler who competed in the 110 metres hurdles.

Biography

Nelson won a bronze medal for England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, ^{[1] [2]} and went on to achieve his career-best time of 13.42 secs in the heats of the 1991 World Championships, to qualify for the semifinals. This performance still ranks him in the UK all-time top ten. ^[3] He also represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. ^[4]

Nelson became the British 110 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1991 AAA Championships ^{[5] [6]} and the 110m hurdles titles at the 1991 UK Championships. ^[7]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing   England
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	7th	13.97
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	3rd	13.54
Representing   Great Britain
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	10th (sf)	13.67 (13.42)
(sf) Indicates overall position in semifinals

References

1. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
2. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
3. "110m hurdles Men Overall All-time". Power of 10. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
6. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
7. "British Athletics Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 April 2018.