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American sprinter
David Neville
Neville (falling) at the 2008 Olympics
Nationality
American Born (1984-06-01 ) June 1, 1984 (age 39)
Merrillville, Indiana Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 160 lb (73 kg) Website DavidNeville3.com Sport
Running Event
400 metres Personal best(s) 100m : 10.86 (Indianapolis, 2003)
200m : 20.39 (West Lafayette, 2004)
400m : 44.61 (Eugene, 2008)
David Neville (born June 1, 1984) is an American
sprinter who specializes in the
400 meters and two-time medalist (one gold, one bronze) in the
Summer Olympics . A native of
Merrillville ,
Indiana , Neville became the first individual track and field medalist out of
Indiana University since
Willie May won silver in the
110-meter hurdles in 1960.
Career
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(July 2010 )
Neville attended
Merrillville High School from 1998-2002 where he ran track and field.
[1] He then moved to Indiana University where he competed from 2003 until 2006 winning several individual Big Ten conference titles and being named an
All-American .
At the
2008 Summer Olympic , Neville won a bronze medal in the men's 400 m with a time of 44.80 seconds.
[2] Neville then teamed with
LaShawn Merritt ,
Angelo Taylor , and
Jeremy Wariner in the 4x400 m relay to finish first with an
Olympic record time of 2:55.39. Neville clocked a split of 44.16 seconds.
[3]
Personal bests
Event
Time
Venue
Date
200 m
20.39 (9.8 m/s)
West Lafayette
May 16, 2004
400 m
44.61
Eugene
July 3, 2008
Personal life
Neville is a Christian. After retiring from running, Neville took the Head Coaching position at
Taylor University Men's and Women's Track and Field. There he recruited several Division 1 caliber athletes such as
NAIA Champion Caleb Anthony (400m Hurdles),
Crossroads League Champion Sam Lacher (400m), and Luke Wilson (High Jump)
[4] before moving on the
University of Tennessee - Knoxville to lead the Olympian filled sprint squad in 2017.
[5]
In 2016 Neville competed in
American Grit , finishing in sixth place.
References
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1981–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes *Distances have varied as follows: 440 yards (1981–1986), 400 meters (1987–date) alternating with 300 meters in odd numbered years starting 2015
Medley 4 × 400 m
1912 :
Mel Sheppard ,
Edward Lindberg ,
Ted Meredith ,
Charles Reidpath (
USA )
1920 :
Cecil Griffiths ,
Robert Lindsay ,
John Ainsworth-Davis ,
Guy Butler (
GBR )
1924 :
Commodore Cochran ,
Alan Helffrich ,
Oliver Macdonald ,
William Stevenson (
USA )
1928 :
George Baird ,
Emerson Spencer ,
Fred Alderman ,
Ray Barbuti (
USA )
1932 :
Ivan Fuqua ,
Ed Ablowich ,
Karl Warner ,
Bill Carr (
USA )
1936 :
Freddie Wolff ,
Godfrey Rampling ,
Bill Roberts ,
Godfrey Brown (
GBR )
1948 :
Arthur Harnden ,
Cliff Bourland ,
Roy Cochran ,
Mal Whitfield (
USA )
1952 :
Arthur Wint ,
Leslie Laing ,
Herb McKenley ,
George Rhoden (
JAM )
1956 :
Charles Jenkins Sr. ,
Lou Jones ,
Jesse Mashburn ,
Tom Courtney (
USA )
1960 :
Jack Yerman ,
Earl Young ,
Glenn Davis ,
Otis Davis (
USA )
1964 :
Ollan Cassell ,
Mike Larrabee ,
Ulis Williams ,
Henry Carr (
USA )
1968 :
Vincent Matthews ,
Ron Freeman ,
Larry James ,
Lee Evans (
USA )
1972 :
Charles Asati ,
Munyoro Nyamau ,
Robert Ouko ,
Julius Sang (
KEN )
1976 :
Herman Frazier ,
Benny Brown ,
Fred Newhouse ,
Maxie Parks (
USA )
1980 :
Remigijus Valiulis ,
Mikhail Linge ,
Nikolay Chernetskiy ,
Viktor Markin (
URS )
1984 :
Sunder Nix ,
Ray Armstead ,
Alonzo Babers ,
Antonio McKay (
USA )
1988 :
Danny Everett ,
Steve Lewis ,
Kevin Robinzine ,
Butch Reynolds ,
Antonio McKay ,
Andrew Valmon (
USA )
1992 :
Andrew Valmon ,
Quincy Watts ,
Michael Johnson ,
Steve Lewis ,
Darnell Hall ,
Charles Jenkins Jr. (
USA )
1996 :
LaMont Smith ,
Alvin Harrison ,
Derek Mills ,
Anthuan Maybank ,
Jason Rouser (
USA )
2000 :
Clement Chukwu ,
Jude Monye ,
Sunday Bada ,
Enefiok Udo-Obong ,
Nduka Awazie ,
Fidelis Gadzama (
NGR )
2004 :
Otis Harris ,
Derrick Brew ,
Jeremy Wariner ,
Darold Williamson ,
Andrew Rock ,
Kelly Willie (
USA )
2008 :
LaShawn Merritt ,
Angelo Taylor ,
David Neville ,
Jeremy Wariner ,
Kerron Clement ,
Reggie Witherspoon (
USA )
2012 :
Chris Brown ,
Demetrius Pinder ,
Michael Mathieu ,
Ramon Miller (
BAH )
2016 :
Arman Hall ,
Tony McQuay ,
Gil Roberts ,
LaShawn Merritt ,
Kyle Clemons ,
David Verburg (
USA )
2020 :
Michael Cherry ,
Michael Norman ,
Bryce Deadmon ,
Rai Benjamin ,
Trevor Stewart ,
Randolph Ross ,
Vernon Norwood (
USA )
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