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.

Eddie Lovett
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-06-25) June 25, 1992
Miami, Florida
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)110 metres hurdles
College teamFlorida
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)110H: 13.43 (Russia 2013)
110H (99 cm): 13.14 (Miramar 2011)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Junior Championships
2011 Miramar110 m hurdles
Representing the  United States Virgin Islands
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan110 m hurdles
Updated on 20 December 2014.

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.[1] 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.[2] He headed to UF on a track scholarship instead.[3]

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.[3] He was an All-USA high school track and field team selection by USA Today in July 2010.[4] 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

Indoor

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  United States
2011 Pan American Junior Championships Miramar, United States 1st 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) 13.14 (+1.6 m/s)
2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships Irapuato, México 4th 110m hurdles 13.58 (+1.8 m/s)
Representing the  United States Virgin Islands
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 1st 110m hurdles 13.43 (+1.7 m/s)
9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 40.48
World Championships Moscow, Russia 17th (h) 110m hurdles 13.52 (+0.5 m/s)
2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships Kamloops, Canada 1st 110m hurdles 13.39 w (+2.1 m/s)
Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City, Mexico 3rd 110m hurdles 13.62 A (-0.1 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 4th 110m hurdles 13.79 A (+0.7 m/s)
2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd 110m hurdles 13.31 (+1.5 m/s)
World Championships Beijing, China 27th (h) 110m hurdles 13.65
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 7th 60 m hurdles 7.75
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 30th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.77
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 18th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.67
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 23rd (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.90

See also

References
  1. "UF's Lovett Wins In Record Time At Pan American Junior Championships". WCTV. July 25, 2011.
  2. "Palm Beach Lakes WR Eddie Lovett out for regular season". Palm Beach Post. October 7, 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
  3. "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.
  4. "All-USA high school track and field teams". USA Today. July 22, 2010.
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