David King (hurdler)

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = David King

| image = David King 2019 (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = David King in 2019

| fullname = David Matthew King

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|06|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Plymouth, Devon, England

| height = 1.87m

| weight = 81 kg

| sport = Athletics

| event = 110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles

| club = City of Plymouth Athletics Club[http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=33666 Power of 10 profile]

| education =

| coach = Tim O'Neil (2019-2024)
James Hillier (2012–2019)
Stephen Endacott (–2012)

|pb = {{ubl

|110 m hurdles: 13.37 (Turku, 2021)

|Indoors

|60 m hurdles: 7.57 (Madrid, 2022)

}}

| worlds = World Athletics Indoor Championships 2022 - 6th

| medaltemplates =

}}

David King (born 13 June 1994) is an English former athlete who specialised in the high hurdles. He was a three times British champion over 110m hurdles and three times British champion over 60m hurdles. King represented Great Britain and England at a number of major international competitions including the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Career

King was a three times British champion over 110 metres hurdles (2017, 2019, 2020) and three times British champion over the 60 metres hurdles (2019, 2020, 2023).{{cite web |url=https://www.uka.org.uk/results/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/ |title=Results list |website=British Athletics}}

In 2021, he reached the semi-finals at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/cn86j2x1q6lo|title=Olympic hurdler King retires from athletics|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=19 June 2025}}

At the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships, King advanced to the final after successfully winning a draw of lots and finished 6th in the final. In the semi-finals, King and Japanese athlete, Shusei Nomoto, tied for the final non-automatic qualifying position with a time of 7.565. As there were no additional lanes available, a drawing of lots took place which saw King advance to the final as a result of his race bib labelled "King" being randomly drawn from a bag.

Having not raced for almost a year, he announced his retirement from professional athletics in June 2025.

International competitions

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}}
2013 \|European Junior Championships \|Rieti, Italy \|8th (h) \|110 m hurdles (99 cm) \|13.74¹
2015 \|European U23 Championships \|Tallinn, Estonia \|4th \|110 m hurdles \|13.90
2016 \|European Championships \|Amsterdam, Netherlands \|15th (sf) \|110 m hurdles \|13.54
rowspan=2\|2017 \|European Indoor Championships \|Belgrade, Serbia \|11th (h) \|60 m hurdles \|7.70
World Championships \|London, United Kingdom \|33rd (h) \|110 m hurdles \|13.67
rowspan=3\|2018 \|World Indoor Championships \|Birmingham, United Kingdom \|18th (sf) \|60 m hurdles \|7.70
Commonwealth Games \|Gold Coast, Australia \|10th (h) \|110 m hurdles \|13.74
European Championships \|Berlin, Germany \|13th (sf) \|110 m hurdles \|13.55
2019 \|European Indoor Championships \|Glasgow, United Kingdom \|10th (sf) \|60 m hurdles \|7.71
2021 \|Olympic Games \|Tokyo, Japan \|19th (sf) \|110 m hurdles \|13.67
rowspan=3\|2022 \|World Indoor Championships \|Belgrade, Serbia \|6th \|60 m hurdles \|7.62
World Championships \|Eugene, United States \|20th (sf) \|110 m hurdles \|13.51
European Championships \|Munich, Germany \|17th (sf) \|110 m hurdles \|13.73
2023 \|European Indoor Championships \|Istanbul, Turkey \|7th \|60 m hurdles \|7.71
2024 \|World Indoor Championships \|Glasgow, United Kingdom \|14th (sf) \|60 m hurdles \|7.65

colspan="6"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}}

2013

|European Junior Championships

|Rieti, Italy

|8th (h)

|110 m hurdles (99 cm)

|13.74¹

2015

|European U23 Championships

|Tallinn, Estonia

|4th

|110 m hurdles