Darrell_Hill_(athlete)

Darrell Hill (shot putter)

Darrell Hill (shot putter)

American shot putter

Darrell Hill (born August 17, 1993) is an American track and field athlete known for the shot put. On July 1, 2016, at the 2016 Olympic Trials, Hill threw a new personal best of 21.63 m (70 ft 11+1⁄2 in) to finish third and qualify for the 2016 Olympics.[1] His previous personal best of 21.16m was set just two weeks earlier at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.

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Hill's father was able to watch his son in the Olympics after a crowdfunding campaign was started by a passenger whom he met while driving for Uber.

Professional

Hill, sponsored by Nike, trained with USOC coach Art Venegas through 2017. From 2018, Hill is coached by Gregory Garza based at San Diego State University through April 2020.[2] In April 2020, Hill moved to Phoenix, Arizona to be coached by Ryan Whiting with professional group Desert High Performance.[3]

On July 1, 2016, at the 2016 Olympic Trials, Hill threw a new 2016 season-best of 21.63 m (70 ft 11+1⁄2 in) to finish third and qualify for the 2016 Olympics.[4] His previous personal best of 21.16 m (69 ft 5 in) was set just two weeks earlier at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.

Darrell placed 4th in 2017 opener in shot put at 2017 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships throwing 20.16m (66 ft 1.75 in).[5][6]

On September 1, 2017, Hill threw a personal best of 22.44 m (73 ft 7+1⁄4 in) at the 2017 Diamond League Brussels meet Memorial Van Damme. The throw moved him to #13 of all time.

Hill won the US Shot Put title at 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

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NCAA

Hill competed for Penn State University, finishing second at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships before graduating with a degree in Rehabilitation and Human Service.[7] Earlier in that same year he finished fourth in the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[8]

Hill holds the Penn State school record indoors 20.51 m (67 ft 3+1⁄4 in). Olympic teammate Joe Kovacs holds the outdoor record 21.02 m (68 ft 11+1⁄2 in) just ahead of Hill's 20.86 m (68 ft 5+1⁄4 in).[9][10]

Previously Hill competed for the University of Houston during his freshman year before transferring to Penn State University.[11][12]

Hill placed 4th in the shot put at 2012 USA Junior Track and Field Championships at University of Indiana, Bloomington.[13]

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Prep

Born in Darby, Pennsylvania, Hill finished in second place at the 2011 PIAA Track and Field Championships in the shot put.[14] In high school, Hill competed for Penn Wood High School in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.[15]

Hill grew up playing high school football, high school basketball, high school wrestling, and throwing shot put and discus (starting 2009).

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Crouser, Kovacs, Hill qualify in men's shot put at Trials | NBC Olympics". Archived from the original on July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "TrackTalk with Darrell Hill". Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Desert High Performance". Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. [4]
    2016 Olympic Trials report Archived July 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine NBC Olympic broadcasts
  5. [5]
    USATF. "2017 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships - 3/3/2017 Albuquerque Convention Center Compiled Results by Flash Results, Inc". Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  6. [6]
    USATF. "2017 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships - 3/3/2017 Albuquerque Convention Center Results by Flash Results, Inc" (PDF). Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Darrell Hill Penn State University track and field profile". Penn State University Nitty Lions. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
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    "Darrell Hill Penn State University track and field results". TFRRS. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
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    "Penn State University track and field records" (PDF). Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  10. [10]
    http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/psu/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/PSUSC.pdf Archived August 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  11. [11]
    "Darrell Hill University of Houston track and field results". TFRRS. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  12. [12]
    "Darrell Hill University of Houston track and field profile". University of Houston Cougar track profile. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  13. [13]
    "2012 USA Junior Championships - 6/15/2012 to 6/17/2012". USATF. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  14. [14]
    "Darrell Hill Penn Wood High School track and field results". athletic.net. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  15. [15]
    "Darrell Hill". teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
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