Eddie Lovett

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. 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

+ Hall of Fame Year 2019 Inaugural Class US Virgin Islands Olympic Hall of Fame