David McNeill (runner)

David McNeill

David McNeill racing in Jells Park, Melbourne, 2019
Personal information
Born	(1986-10-06) 6 October 1986 (age 38) East Melbourne, Australia
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Events	3000 metres 5000 metres 10000 metres
College team	Northern Arizona University
Club	Old Xaverians Athletics Club
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoor 1500 m: 3:37.40 (Lignano Sabbiadoro 2021) 3000 m: 7:39.43 (Oslo 2021) 5000 m: 13:12.82 (Perth 2021) 10000 m: 27:45.01 (Palo Alto 2015) Indoor 5000 m: 13:36.41 (Fayetteville 2010) NR
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  AUS Oceania Championships 2024 Suva 5000 m

David McNeill (born 6 October 1986 in East Melbourne)^[1] is an Australian long-distance runner.^[2] He was selected for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, McNeill finished 8th in his heat of the Men's 5000m in a time of 13:39.97. He was therefore eliminated.^[3]

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 in Kew Melbourne McNeill went to Northern Arizona University where he excelled. He was twice named to ESPN 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.^[4]

Achievements

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, 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^[5] of 27:45.01^[6] to the 2015 World Championships in Athletics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics by finishing 4th at Payton Jordan Invitational 10 km.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, David finished 16th in the 10,000m final in a time of 27:51.71.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David McNeill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015.
2. David McNeill at World Athletics
3. "Athletics McNEILL David". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
4. "David McNeill". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
5. Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification#10.2C000 m
6. "David McNeill @RunDMC_Neill @MelbTrackClub 4th 27:45.01 10K @AthsAust @NAUTrackFieldXC #IAAF #PaytonJordan 02May2015". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

External links

• David McNeill at Athletics Australia
• David McNeill at the Australian Olympic Committee
• David McNeill at Olympics.com
• David McNeill at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)