Eddie Lovett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Eddie Lovett

American hurdler

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1992

Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, United States

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About 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. 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.
  • 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.
  • He headed to UF on a track scholarship instead.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.
  • He was an All-USA high school track and field team selection by USA Today in July 2010. 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.

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