David Matthew King (born 13 June 1994) is an English former athlete who specialised in the high hurdles. He was a three times British champion over 110m hurdles and three times British champion over 60m hurdles. King represented Great Britain and England at a number of major international competitions including the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Biography King was a three times British 110 metres hurdles champion (2017, 2019, 2020) and three times British champion over the 60 metres hurdles (2019, 2020, 2023).
In 2021, he reached the semi-finals at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
At the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships, King advanced to the final after successfully winning a draw of lots and finished 6th in the final. In the semi-finals, King and Japanese athlete, Shusei Nomoto, tied for the final non-automatic qualifying position with a time of 7.565. As there were no additional lanes available, a drawing of lots took place which saw King advance to the final as a result of his race bib labelled "King" being randomly drawn from a bag.
Having not raced for almost a year, he announced his retirement from professional athletics in June 2025.
International competitions Representing and 2013European Junior ChampionshipsRieti, Italy8th (h)110 m hurdles (99 cm)13.7412015European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia4th110 m hurdles13.902016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands15th (sf)110 m hurdles13.542017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia11th (h)60 m hurdles7.70World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom33rd (h)110 m hurdles13.672018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom18th (sf)60 m hurdles7.70Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia10th (h)110 m hurdles13.74European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany13th (sf)110 m hurdles13.552019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom10th (sf)60 m hurdles7.712021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan19th (sf)110 m hurdles13.672022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia6th60 m hurdles7.62World ChampionshipsEugene, United States20th (sf)110 m hurdles13.51European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany17th (sf)110 m hurdles13.732023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey7th60 m hurdles7.712024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom14th (sf)60 m hurdles7.65 1Did not start in the semifinals
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