Eddie Lovett (born June 25, 1992) is an American-born U.S. Virgin Islander sprinter who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. He currently attends the University of Florida. At the time of the 2016 Rio Olympics, in which he represented the U.S. Virgin Islands, he was a volunteer assistant coach at Penn State University.
Lovett won a gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Miramar, Florida. He set a new championship record with 13.14 sec, a significant improvement to the previous record of 13.45, set in 2005 by Dayron Robles. It is the second fastest time ever by a junior hurdler, behind only Wayne Davis (13.08 sec).
A native of Miami, Florida, Lovett attended Palm Beach Lakes Community High School in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he also was a highly touted football prospect, playing wide receiver and defensive back. However, he broke his arm early into his senior season, effectively ending his football career. He headed to UF on a track scholarship instead.
At the 2010 Florida Class 3A state meet, he ran 13.46 in the 110 m hurdles and broke a state record originally established by Philip Riley (13.59 s) of Orlando-Jones High School in 1990. He was an All-USA high school track and field team selection by USA Today in July 2010. Eddie Lovett is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, having joined at Zeta Kappa chapter at the University of Florida.
He won a gold medal in Kazan, Russia, at the 2013 Summer Universiade in a National Record time of 13.43. Eddie is currently managed by World Express Sports Management.
Personal bests
Outdoor 100 m: 10.51 s (wind: +1.3 m/s) – Gainesville, Florida, April 4, 2014 110 m hurdles: 13.39 s (wind: +0.6 m/s) – Greensboro, North Carolina, May 25, 2013
Indoor 60 m: 6.77 s – Lincoln, United States, February 1, 2013 60 m hurdles: 7.50 s – Fayetteville, United States, March 9, 2013
International competitions Representing the 2011Pan American Junior ChampionshipsMiramar, United States1st110m hurdles (99.0 cm)13.14 (+1.6 m/s)2012NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsIrapuato, Mexico4th110m hurdles13.58 (+1.8 m/s)Representing the 2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia1st110m hurdles13.43 (+1.7 m/s)9th (h)4 × 100 m relay40.48World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia17th (h)110m hurdles13.52 (+0.5 m/s)2014NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsKamloops, Canada1st110m hurdles13.39 w (+2.1 m/s)Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico3rd110m hurdles13.62 A (-0.1 m/s)Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico4th110m hurdles13.79 A (+0.7 m/s)2015NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica3rd110m hurdles13.31 (+1.5 m/s)World ChampionshipsBeijing, China27th (h)110m hurdles13.652016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States7th60 m hurdles 7.75Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil30th (h)110 m hurdles13.772017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom18th (sf)110 m hurdles13.672018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom23rd (sf)60 m hurdles7.902021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan37th (h)110 m hurdles14.172023Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador6th110 m hurdles14.28
+ Hall of Fame Year 2019 Inaugural Class US Virgin Islands Olympic Hall of Fame InducteeUS Virgin Islands Olympic Hall of Fame
See also List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians List of University of Florida Olympians
References
External links
Eddie Lovett at DyeStat Florida Gator bio Recruiting Profile at Rivals.com