Dudley Dorival (born 1 September 1975) is a retired Haitian hurdler. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States.
Dorival graduated from Ewing High School in 1993 and attended and competed at the University of Connecticut.Smith, Ben. "Dorival brings Olympian mindset to Rider", The Rider News, March 1, 2012. Accessed October 10, 2019. "Dorival has made strides since graduating from Ewing High School in 1993. He received a scholarship to UConn and ran at a high level becoming a four-time All-American, even winning silver his freshman year in the World Junior Championships 110-meter hurdles with a 13.65 time." He is best known for his bronze medal in 110 metres hurdles at the 2001 World Championships, which he won in a personal best time of 13.25 seconds.
Born in the United States to Haitian parents, Dorival took Haitian nationality on July 29, 1999.Dudley Dorival at Sports Reference
He is now the Sprints and Hurdles Coach for Rider University's Track and Field team, which he helped lead to a Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Championship in 2010–2011.
Achievements Representing 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal 2nd110 m hurdles13.65 w (wind: +2.1 m/s)1997UniversiadeCatania, Italy 3rd110 m hurdles13.531998Goodwill GamesUniondale, United States7th110 m hurdles13.71Representing 1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain15th (sf)110 m hurdles13.862000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia7th110 m hurdles13.492001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal7th60 m hurdles7.73Jeux de la FrancophonieOttawa, Ontario, Canada 1st110 m hurdles13.60World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada 3rd110 m hurdles13.25Goodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia7th110 m hurdles13.642002Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador 1st110 m hurdles13.82 w (wind: 2.6 m/s)2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom15th (sf)60 m hurdles7.81Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dom. Rep.5th110 m hurdles13.48World ChampionshipsParis, France11th (sf)110 m hurdles13.592004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece11th (sf)110 m hurdles13.392005Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas4th110 m hurdles13.50World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland23rd (sf)110 m hurdles14.112006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia21st (sf)60 m hurdles7.94Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia5th110 m hurdles13.682007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil5th (h)110 m hurdles13.64World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan23rd (sf)110 m hurdles13.822008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia9th (h)110 m hurdles14.09Olympic GamesBeijing, China25th (qf)110 m hurdles13.71
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