David King

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 1Did not start in the semifinals