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| Full name | Daniel Ellis Roberts | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 (age 26) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 60 meters hurdles 110 meters hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Kentucky Wildcats track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2019[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Daniel Ellis Roberts (born November 13, 1997) is an American sprinter and Hurdler. He won the bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in the 110 m hurdles.
Roberts represents Kentucky.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing University of Kentucky | |||||
| 2018 | 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships[2] | Des Moines, Iowa | 11th | 110 metres hurdles | 13.75 (+0.1) |
| Representing Nike | |||||
| 2019 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 1st | 110 meters hurdles | 13.23 |
Daniel Roberts is a 4-time USTFCCCA NCAA Division I All-American and 1-time Southeastern Conference champion. Roberts' 110 m hurdle time rank in the top 2 US collegian all-time.[3] Roberts set University of Kentucky records under guidance of coach Tim Hall and previously (2016-2018) UK volunteer assistant coach/training partner Omar McLeod / Direction of coach Edrick Floréal.[4] Roberts won 110 hurdles at 2019 Drake Relays.[5][6] Daniel Roberts, who tied the Southeastern Conference meet record of 13.07 in the 110 m hurdles.[7][8]
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| Year | Southeastern Conference Indoor track and field Championship |
NCAA Indoor track and field Championship |
Southeastern Conference Outdoor track and field Championship |
NCAA Outdoor track and field Championship |
| 2019 | 60 m 4th place 6.65 |
4x100 meters relay 4th 39.50 |
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| 60 meters hurdles 2nd 7.48 |
60 m hurdles 2nd place 7.41 |
110 m hurdles 1st 13.07 (1.0) |
110 m hurdles 2nd place 13.00 | |
| 4x400 meters relay 6th 3:11.54 |
4x400 meters relay DNF | |||
| 2018 | 60 meters hurdles 6th 7.88 |
60 meters hurdles 9th 7.81 |
100 m hurdles 2nd 13.27 (0.9) |
110 m hurdles 23rd place DQ +0.8 |
| 4x100 meters relay DNF | 4x100 meters relay 16th 39.56 | |||
| 2017 | 100 m hurdles 6th 13.82 +0.2 |
110 m hurdles 37th place 14.06 +0.5 | ||
Roberts is a 2016 graduate of Hampton High School.[9] In the Fall of 2015, Roberts suffered an American football knee injury tearing his ACL, MCL, PCL and started wearing the long tights because of the surgery scars.[10]
Daniel Roberts has a big sports family with his brothers playing NCAA football and sister Alicia Roberts ran track and played NCAA Volleyball.[11][12]
| Year | Outdoor Track | |
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| USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships | ||
| 2015 | 110 meters hurdles | DNS[13] |
| New Balance Nationals Outdoor | ||
| 2015 | 110 meters hurdles | 2nd place (13.40 +3.8) |
| Representing Hampton High Schoolat Georgia High School Association 4A state championship | ||
| 2016 | High jump | 6th place (1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)) |
| 2015 | 100 meters hurdles | 1st place (13.81 (-0.5)) |
| 300 meters hurdles | 1st place (36.97) | |
| Triple jump | 1st place (14.49 m (47 ft6+1⁄4 in) (+0.0)) | |
| 2014 | 110 m hurdles | 2nd place (13.92 (+0.8)) |
| Triple jump | 4th place (14.52 m (47 ft7+1⁄2 in) (+0.1)) | |
| 4x100 m relay | 12th place (42.56) | |
| Representing Starr's Mill High Schoolat Georgia High School Association 5A state championship | ||
| 2013 | 110 meters hurdles | 5th place (15.17 (-1.6)) |
| Triple jump | 7th place (13.35 m (43 ft9+1⁄2 in) (-0.7)) | |
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