David Freeman (born 28 April 1982) is a Puerto Rican middle distance runner. He was born in Miami,Florida USA and attended Hialeah High School in Hialeah, Florida. David started running Track & Field as a sophomore in high school. David was third in state championship in 800 meters as sophomore, second during his junior year and he won the state championship in the 800 meters during his senior year of high school (2000). While considered one of the top middle distance Track & Field runners in the state of Florida, David left Florida and earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Kentucky for Track & Field in 2000. While at the University of Kentucky, David was a 3-time NCAA All American in Track & Field. He also won a Southeastern Conference Championship in the mile race. Regarded as one of the top middle distance runners in the nation during is time at University of Kentucky (2000–04), David continued his Track & Field career after college. He competed for his mother’s birth country of Puerto Rico. David set both a Puerto Rico national record and a personal best time of 3:38.90 by winning the silver medal for the 1500 metres at the 2007 Ponce Grand Prix in Ponce. David is also a member of the exclusive sub 4:00 mile club which only consist of athletes that have run a mile under 4 minutes. There are only currently 1800 athletes in the world that has ever achieved that milestone. Freeman represented his nation

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at the

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, where he competed for the men's 1500 metres. He ran in the third heat, which included Morocco's

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, who was considered a top medal contender in this event. He finished the race behind Estonia's

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, with a seasonal best time of 3:39.70. Freeman, however, failed to advance into the finals, as he placed twenty-fifth overall.

Competition record

Coaching

Freeman coached at

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(2005 - 2008)

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(2008 - 2009)
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(2011 - 2013)

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(2013–2017) La Jolla Country Day School (2018-2021)

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NBC Olympics Profile
1982 births Living people Puerto Rican male middle-distance runners Pan American Games track and field athletes for Puerto Rico Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Puerto Rican people 21st-century American sportsmen {{PuertoRico-athletics-bio-stub