American hurdler (born 1994)
David Kendziera (born 9 September 1994) is an American Olympic athlete who runs the 400m hurdles and 110m hurdles .
Early life
From Mount Prospect, Illinois , he attended Prospect High School and the University of Illinois .[ 1]
Career
Competing at collegiate level, he was a 10 time NCAA All-American and 4 time NCAA Championship medalist.[ 2] 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships running 49.56.[ 3] 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships he finished third in the 110m hurdles in a time of 13.59,[ 4] [ 5] 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships he finished second in the 110m hurdles,[ 6] [ 7]
At the 2019 Meeting de Paris he finished sixth in the 400m hurdles in a time of 49.16.[ 8] 2019 Prefontaine Classic he finished fourth in the 400m hurdles in a time of 49.46.[ 9] Minsk, Belarus in September 2019 he won the 400m hurdles in The Match Europe v USA .[ 10]
On September 17, 2020, in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome Kendziera ran 49.35 placing him in the top ten for the year worldwide.[ 11]
On June 26, 2021, the Mount Prospect, IL native qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the 400m hurdles after setting a personal record of 48.38 seconds and placing third in the finals at the US Olympic Trials.
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On July 29, 2021, Kendziera placed fourth in the 400m hurdles quarterfinals in the Tokyo Olympics and qualified for the semi-finals.[ 13]
Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships , in Eugene, Oregon , he qualified for the finals and finished seventh in the 400m hurdles.[ 14]
References
^ Maciaszek, Marty (June 21, 2024). "Timing is everything: Prospect graduate David Kendziera hopes to earn a return trip to the Olympics" . Daily Herald . Retrieved June 25, 2024 . ^ "David Kendziera" . Bell Lap Track and Field .^ http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor15/complete_res.htm ^ "Men 110 Meter Hurdles" . www.ncaa.com .^ "Men 400 Meter Hurdles" . www.ncaa.com .^ "Men 110 M Hurdles" . www.ncaa.com .^ "Men 400 M Hurdles" . www.ncaa.com .^ http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2019/paris/Results.pdf Archived August 25, 2019, at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF ^ https://eugene.diamondleague.com/fileadmin/IDL_Default/files/documents/2019/Eugene/results__1_.pdf [bare URL PDF ^ "Team Europe win The Match" . September 10, 2019.^ "400 Metres Hurdles - men - senior - outdoor - 2020" . www.worldathletics.org .^ "US Olympic Trials Results" . www.usatf.org .^ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 4 Results" . Archived from the original on July 30, 2021.^ "USA Track and Field Championships 2023: All final results - complete list" . July 6, 2023. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2024 .
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