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Devon Allen

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 12/12/1994
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
  • High School: Brophy College Preparatory
  • College: University of Oregon ‘17, Business Administration

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Tim O'Neil
  • Agent: Paul Doyle
  • Sponsor: Nike

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, fourth (110mH)
  • 2016 Rio Olympic Finalist, fifth (110mH)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 IAAF World Championships, seventh (110mH)
  • 2019 IAAF World Relays, gold (Mixed Shuttle Hurdle Relay)
  • 2017 IAAF World Championships (110mH)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, silver (110mH)
  • 2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, bronze (110mH)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (110mH)
  • 2018 Continental Cup, fifth (110mH)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, gold (110mH)
  • 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (110mH), 11th (200m prelims),
  • 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (60mH)
  • 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (110mH)

Personal

Son of Louis and Joey Allen…Has a fraternal twin sister, Carissa, along with one other sister, Rikki, and a brother, William…Carissa and Devon were born two months premature and seven hours apart...Played football at the University of Oregon in addition to running track for the Ducks…As wide receiver, has played two seasons at Oregon and was a member of the team that reached the 2015 College Football Playoff final…Hauled in a career-high seven touchdowns during the 2014 season…Was a four-star football recruit coming out of Brophy Prep…Named the fastest player in college football by NFL.com…Sustained two torn ACL injuries including one on New Year’s Day 2015 in the Rose Bowl while returning a kickoff against Florida State…Passed up a potential professional football career…Was baptized two days before punching his ticket to Rio on the Willamette River in Eugene, Oregon.

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