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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 (age 32) Miami, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 110 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 110H: 13.43 (Russia 2013) 110H (99 cm): 13.14 (Miramar 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 20 December 2014 |
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, 4 April 2014
- 110 m hurdles: 13.39 s (wind: +0.6 m/s) – Greensboro, North Carolina, 25 May 2013
Indoor※
- 60 m: 6.77 s – Lincoln, Nebraska, 1 February 2013
- 60 m hurdles: 7.50 s – Fayetteville, Arkansas, 9 March 2013
International competitions※
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2019 Inaugural Class | US Virgin Islands Olympic Hall of Fame |
See also※
References※
- ^ "UF's Lovett Wins In Record Time At Pan American Junior Championships". WCTV. July 25, 2011. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ "Palm Beach Lakes WR Eddie Lovett out for regular season". Palm Beach Post. October 7, 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
- ^ "Palm Beach Lakes' Eddie Lovett headed to Florida on a track scholarship". Palm Beach Post. May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
- ^ "All-USA high school track and field teams". USA Today. July 22, 2010.
- ^ US Virgin Islands Olympic Hall of Fame Inductee
External links※
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from West Palm Beach, Florida
- American male hurdlers
- United States Virgin Islands male hurdlers
- Florida Gators men's track and field athletes
- Track and field athletes from Miami
- Sportspeople from Gainesville, Florida
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Virgin Islands
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Virgin Islands
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists for the United States Virgin Islands
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- Pan American Games competitors for the United States Virgin Islands
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners