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Darrell Hill

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 8/17/1993
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Darby, PA
  • High School: Penn Wood High School
  • College: Penn State University

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Art Venegas
  • Agent: N/A

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Olympics

  • 2016 Rio Olympics, Qualifying - 12th (shot put)

World Championships

  • 2019 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, 5th (shot put)
  • 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 6th (shot put)
  • 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, 11th (shot put)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, bronze (shot put)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (shot put)
  • 2018 USATF Indoor Championships, silver (shot put)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, 4th (shot put)
  • 2017 USATF Indoor Championships, bronze (shot put)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, bronze (shot put)
  • 2015 Pan American Games, 4th (shot put)
  • 2015 NACAC Championships, silver (shot put)
  • 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships, 6th (shot put)
  • 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, silver (shot put)
  • 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, 4th (shot put)
  • 2014 USATF Outdoor Championships, 11th (shot put)
  • 2014 NACAC U23 Championships, silver (shot put)

Personal 

Son of Ellis Hill and Katherine Wade… Transferred from the University of Houston to Penn State after his freshman year of college...Lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan... In 2016, after making the Olympic Team, Hill’s father,  Ellis was able to travel to Rio because of an Uber passenger that started a GoFundMe page...Has two older brothers and three older sisters...Has competed in a 4x4 and the triple jump for fun...enjoys cooking and has a YouTube channel that documents his culinary skills.

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