Dexter Faulk

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Dexter Faulk (born April 14, 1984) is an American male former track and field hurdler who specialized in the 110-meter hurdles. He holds personal records of 13.13 seconds outdoors and 7.40 seconds in the indoor 60-meter hurdles event, which ranks him twelfth on the all-time lists as of 2018. He was a gold medallist at the 2007 NACAC Championships.

Career

From Atlanta, he began taking part in the hurdles in 10th grade at high school.[http://www.puretalentelite.com/blog/pure-talent-elite-coaches-profile-dexter-faulk-hurdles-and-sprints Pure Talent Elite Coaches Profile: Dexter Faulk - Hurdles and Sprints]. Pure Talent Elite. Retrieved 2018-02-16. Faulk attended Barton Community College and went undefeated in the hurdles over a 2-year period at NJCAA-level.[http://www.njcaa.org/sports/mtrack/2003-04/releases/2004-05-10_3046.html Barton men rally for 7th straight NJCAA Outdoor title]. NJCAA (2004-05-10). Retrieved 2018-02-16. He competed internationally at a young age, coming sixth at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics and taking silver at the 2003 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.Powell, David (2009-07-17). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/faulk-i-didnt-know-anything-about-track-it Faulk – "I didn’t know anything about track, it was just something to do" - ÅF Golden League ]. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-16.

He began to rank in the global elite from 2007, with a personal best of 13.34 seconds giving him his first top 25 global ranking.[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=17390&Gender=M Dexter Faulk].. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-16. He won the gold medal at the first NACAC Senior Championships Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2007-07-16). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/usa-dominates-1st-nacac-senior-championships USA dominates 1st NACAC Senior Championships]. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-16. He recorded a time of 13.40 seconds in 2008 but did not compete internationally.[https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/dexter-faulk-184782 Dexter Faulk]. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-16. His strongest season came in 2009 when he took two victories on the 2009 IAAF Golden League circuit: he improved his personal best multiple times, winning with 13.21 seconds at the Josef Odložil Memorial,Juck, Alfons (2009-06-09). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/spotakova-improves-to-6823m Spotakova improves to 68.23m ]. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-16. 13.18 seconds at the ISTAF Berlin,Ramsak, Bob (2009-07-14). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/friedrich-fireworks-206m-leap-in-berlin-af Friedrich Fireworks! 2.06m leap in Berlin - ÅF Golden League REPORT ]. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-16. then a lifetime best of 13.14 seconds at the Meeting Areva in Paris. The latter time made him the number one ranked athlete in the world, but he hit a hurdle at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which meant he was not selected for the World Championships team.[https://www.iaaf.org/news/preview/mens-110m-hurdles-preview-3 Men's 110m Hurdles - PREVIEW]. IAAF (2009-08-04). Retrieved 2018-02-16. He did however end the season with a silver medal at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final.

In the 2010 and 2011 seasons his form wavered and his best run of this period was 13.35 seconds in Padua. He had a resurgence in 2012, starting with a 60-meter hurdles time of 7.40 seconds at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.Lee, Kirby (2012-02-26). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/claye-triples-1763m-in-albuquerque-usa-indo Claye triples 17.63m in Albuquerque - USA indoor champs, day 1 ]. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-16. This was a world leading time which moved him into the all-time top twelve on the global lists.[https://www.iaaf.org/records/all-time-toplists/hurdles/60-metres-hurdles/indoor/men/senior?regionType=world&timing=electronic&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2018-02-16 All-time Top Lists senior indoor 60 Metres Hurdles men ]. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-16. However, he again faltered in the national championships and failed to qualify for the IAAF World Indoor Championships. Outdoors, he managed to match his personal record with a time of 13.13 seconds to win at the Golden Spike Ostrava meet.Lopatka, Jon (2012-05-25). [https://web.archive.org/web/20180216085138/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-athletics-prix/bemused-bolt-disappointed-with-slow-time-in-ostrava-idUKBRE84O16G20120525 Bemused Bolt disappointed with slow time in Ostrava]. Reuters. Retrieved 2018-02-16. He reached the final at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, but a sixth-place finish left him did not give him an Olympic berth. He competed sparingly thereafter before retiring and focused on coaching instead.