David McNeill (runner)
 David McNeill racing in Jells Park, Melbourne, 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 6 October 1986 East Melbourne, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Events | |
| College team | Northern Arizona University |
| Club | Old Xaverians Athletics Club |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
David McNeill (born 6 October 1986 in East Melbourne)[1] is an Australian long-distance runner.[2] He was selected for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, McNeill finished 8th in his heat of the Men's 5000m in a time of 13:39.97. He was therefore eliminated.[3]
Early years[edit]
McNeill was just 10-years-old when he started cross-country running. He had a natural ability and decided to focus on long-distance running full-time. He made his international debut in 2004 at the Commonwealth Youth (U18) Games running in the 3000m. After graduating from Xavier College in Kew Melbourne McNeill went to Northern Arizona University where he excelled. He was twice named to ESPN magazine's NCAA All-Academic First Team. In 2009 he was named the Division I Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
He is presently a member of the Old Xaverians Athletics Club.[4]
Achievements[edit]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 5000 metres, finishing 28th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final.
On 2 May 2015, David ran a qualifying time[5] of 27:45.01[6] to the 2015 World Championships in Athletics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics by finishing 4th at Payton Jordan Invitational 10 km.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, David finished 16th in the 10,000m final in a time of 27:51.71.
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David McNeill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015.
- ^ David McNeill at World Athletics
- ^ "Athletics McNEILL David". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "David McNeill". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification#10.2C000 m
- ^ "David McNeill @RunDMC_Neill @MelbTrackClub 4th 27:45.01 10K @AthsAust @NAUTrackFieldXC #IAAF #PaytonJordan 02May2015". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
External links[edit]
- David McNeill at Athletics Australia
- David McNeill at the Australian Olympic Committee
- David McNeill at Olympics.com
- David McNeill at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Australians at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics | |||
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Australian male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Athletes from Melbourne
- People educated at Xavier College
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- People from East Melbourne
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
- Australian Athletics Championships winners