Country United States Height 1.91 m Parents Ellis Hill | Sport Athletics Weight 145 kg Event Shot put | |
 | ||
Born August 17, 1993 (age 23) ( 1993-08-17 ) Darby, Pennsylvania, USA Personal best(s) 21.63 m (70 ft 11 ⁄2 in) Profiles | ||
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. His previous personal best of 21.16m was set just two weeks earlier at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.
Contents
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, trains with USOC Coach. 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. His previous personal best of 21.16m was set just two weeks earlier at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.
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. Earlier in that same year he finished fourth in the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. He holds the Penn State school record indoors. Olympic teammate Joe Kovacs holds the outdoor record. Previously Hill competed for the University of Houston during his freshman year before transferring to Penn State University.
Prep
Born in Darby, Pennsylvania, Hill finished in second place at the 2011 PIAA Track and Field Championships in the shot put. In high school, Hill competed for Penn Wood High School in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.
