David McNeill (born 6 October 1986 in
East Melbourne
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) is an Australian long-distance runner. He was selected for the Tokyo
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
, McNeill finished 8th in his heat of the Men's 5000m in a time of 13:39.97. He was therefore eliminated.
Early years
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
Xavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, founded in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, with its main campus located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Classes started in 1878.
Th ...
in
Kew Melbourne McNeill went to
Northern Arizona University
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where he excelled. He was twice named to
ESPN
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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.
Achievements
At the
2012 Summer Olympics
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, 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 of 27:45.01
to the
2015 World Championships in Athletics
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and
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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by finishing 4th at
Payton Jordan
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Invitational 10 km.
At the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in Rio, David finished 16th in the 10,000m final in a time of 27:51.71.
References
External links
David McNeillat
Athletics Australia
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First founded in 1897, the organisation is responsible for administering a sport with over 16,000 registered ...
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1986 births
Living people
Australian male long-distance runners
Olympic athletes of 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