David McNeill (runner)
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David McNeill (born 6 October 1986 in
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) is an Australian long-distance runner. He was selected for the Tokyo
2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
, McNeill finished 8th in his heat of the Men's 5000m in a time of 13:39.97. He was therefore eliminated.


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
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in Kew Melbourne McNeill went to
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where he excelled. He was twice named to
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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
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.


Achievements

At the
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, 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 of 27:45.01 to the
2015 World Championships in Athletics The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of ...
and
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from 12 to 21 August 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Olympic Stadium. The sport of athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics was made into three d ...
by finishing 4th at
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Invitational 10 km. At the
2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...
in Rio, David finished 16th in the 10,000m final in a time of 27:51.71.


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at Australian Athletics Historical Results * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mcneill, David 1986 births Living people Australian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Australian Athletics Championships winners NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's track and field athletes People educated at Xavier College Athletes from Melbourne People from East Melbourne Sportsmen from Victoria (state) 21st-century Australian sportsmen