David Oliver
Event: 110m Hurdles
Height: 6-2
Weight: 205
PR: 110mH - 12.89 AR (2010); 60mH - 7.44 (2011)
Born: 04/24/1982
Current Residence: Kissimmee, Fla.
High School: Denver (Colo.) East HS '00
College: Howard '04
Coach: Brooks Johnson
Agent: Daniel Wessfeldt
Sponsor: Nike
Club:
Career Highlights:
USA Championships
2008 Olympic Trials champion (12.95)
Two-time USA Outdoor champion - 2010 (12.93); 2011 (13.04)
2008 USA Indoor champion (7.47)
International Championships
2008 Olympic Games bronze medalist (13.18)
2010 World Indoor bronze medalist (7.44)
Collegiate Championships
Two-time NCAA All-American
Awards and Honors
110m hurdles American record holder (12.89)
2010 Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year Award Winner
2010 Diamond League champion
2010 proved to be a significant year for American hurdling. Oliver twice established the American record in the 110m hurdles. He first tied Dominique Arnold's record of 12.90 before taking sole possession of the mark at 12.89. By the time the 2010 season came to a close, Oliver was unbeaten in 15 finals races and held the top five times and eight of the top nine times in the world. He is the first two-time NCAA All-American in any sport from Howard University. Also a football player at Howard, Oliver graduated with a BBA in marketing in the fall of 2004.
Results
2011: 1st at Pre Classic (12.94); 2nd at Shanghai (13.18); 2nd at Paris (13.09); 2nd at Stockholm (13.28)
2010: 1st at Paris (12.89AR); 1st at Pre Classic (12.90); 1st in Shanghai (12.99); 1st in Daegu (13.11); 1st at Ponce (13.12); 1st at IFF Games (13.24); 1st at Monaco (13.01)
2009: 1st at Doha (13.09); strained calf muscle kept him from competing at USA Outdoors
2008: 1st at DKB-ISTAF Berlin (13.19); USA Indoor champ (7.47); 1st at Doha (12.95); 4th in opening round at World Indoor Champs (7.65)
2007: 3rd at USA Outdoor Championships (13.18); 4th in semis at World Outdoors (13.42); 2nd at USA Indoors (7.51); 1st at Tyson Invitational (7.60); 3rd at Reebok Indoor Games (7.61); 2nd at Doha (13.14); 3rd at adidas Track Classic (13.29); 6th at Reebok Grand Prix (13.28); 6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (13.42); 2nd at Madrid (13.45); 4th at Monaco (13.30); 2nd at Athens (13.14); 5th at Paris (13.27)
2006: 5th in semis at USA Outdoors (13.49); 1st at Dubnica (13.20); 1st at Berlin (13.25); 5th at World Athletics Final (13.24)
2004: 6th in opening round at NCAA Outdoors (13.90); MEAC Outdoor champ (13.81)
2003: 4th at NCAA Outdoors (13.60); MEAC Outdoor champ (13.97); MEAC Indoor 55mH champ (7.34)
2002: MEAC Outdoor champ (13.88)
2001: MEAC Outdoor champ (14.04)
USAWorld Rankings and Personal Bests
2011: Indoor bests - 60mH, 7.37 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 1 in the world); Outdoor bests - 110mH, 12.94 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 1 in the world)
2010: Indoor bests - 60mH, 7.44 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 4 in the world); Outdoor bests - 110mH, 12.89 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 1 in the world)
2009: Indoor bests - 60mH, 7.45 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 2 in the world); Outdoor bests - 110mH, 13.09 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 2 in the world)
2008: Indoor bests - 60mH, 7.47 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 4 in the world); Outdoor bests - 110mH, 12.95 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 2 in the world)
2007: Indoor bests - 60mH, 7.56 (No. 3 in the USA, No. 8 in the world); Outdoor bests - 110mH, 13.14 (No. 6 in the USA, No. 8 in the world)
2006: Indoor bests - 60mH, 7.61 (No. 9 in the USA, No. 15 in the world); Outdoor bests - 110mH, 13.20 (No. 5 in the USA, No. 8 in the world)
2005: Outdoor bests - 110mH, 13.29 (No. 7 in the USA, No. 12 in the world)