Mark Everett (athlete)

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Mark Everett
Personal information
Full name David Mark Everett
Nationality  United States
Born (1968-09-02) September 2, 1968
Milton, Florida
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 800 meters
College team Florida
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 800 metres: 1:43.20[1]
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Competitor for the  United States
World Championships
Bronze 1991 Tokyo 800 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold 1997 Paris 4x400 m relay

David Mark Everett (born September 2, 1968) is an American retired middle-distance runner who won the bronze medal in the 800-meter event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. The following year, Everett finished second in the US Olympic Trials in New Orleans behind Johnny Gray. A few weeks later Everett beat Gray at the Bislett Games in Oslo, setting a new personal best of 1:43.40. Everett and Gray went to Barcelona as favorites for the gold and silver medals. However, Everett did not finish the race and Gray won the Olympic bronze behind William Tanui and Nixon Kiprotich.

Throughout his career, Everett was known for his finishing speed, a kicker, usually coming from behind on the final straightaway. His right arm was flailing awkwardly, some said it made his body look like it was twisting.[2][3] Dwight Stones reported it was from a broken arm as a child.

Everett is the former head coach of the track and field team at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama.

Running career

Collegiate

Everett was born in Milton, Florida. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he ran for the Florida Gators track and field team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. He graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science in 1992, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2001.[4][5]

Post-collegiate

One of his last achievements was a 4x400-meter relay gold medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Everett also ran in the men's 800 meter race at the 2000 Summer Olympics, although he did not qualify to the final round, recording a time of 1:49.77.

See also

References

  1. ↑ IAAF. "Athlete profile for Mark Everett". 
  2. ↑ http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=4160484
  3. ↑ http://magazine.stack.com/TheIssue/Article/2558/Speed_Training_with_Florida_State_TF.aspx
  4. ↑ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Nine Former Gators Enshrined into the Hall of Fame," GatorZone.com (April 6, 2001). Retrieved July 21, 2011.

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