David Krummenacker
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David Krummenacker is a professional track athlete.
He attended Georgia Tech where he trained under coach Alan Drosky
and won back-to-back NCAA Indoor 800 m titles (1997–1998). He graduated in 1998 with a degree in management. .
He currently resides in Tucson, Arizona
where he trains under the direction of coach Luiz de Oliviera and competes for Team Adidas
. His agent is Rich Kenah
.
Motivated by being a member of the Bahá'í Faith
, Krummenacker comments "I never pray for victory, only for strength and for my health to remain strong.... When it (spirituality) is not present, differences arise. Frequently we hear stories in the media of athletes having problems with their teammates, their coaches, their competitors, their wives and girlfriends. These turmoils are often a result of the lack of spirituality. I think when spirituality is present, conflicts cease." Krummenacker also use the scripture of the religion when dealing with defeat.
accomplished the feat from 1985 to 1987. The only person ever to win the 800 m title more than 3 years in a row was James Robinson who won it every year from 1978 to 1982.
His personal records(PRs) include 1:43.92 (2002) for 800 m and 3:31.91 (2002) for 1500 m.
2005: USA Outdoor 800 m (1:46.80) runner-up and 1,500 m prelims (3:48.69)...8th in semifinal at World Outdoor Champs (1:46.76)...3rd in 1000 m at the Reebok Grand Prix
(2:17.57)...4th in 800 m at Nike Prefontaine Classic
(1:45.43)...5th in race #1 in Zurich (1:45.04)...1st in the 800 m at Payton Jordan U.S. Open (1:45.19)...10th at Lausanne (3:36.58)...ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN...bests of 1:45.04 & 3:36.58.
2004: 4th at Olympic Trials (1:45.67)…7th in Zurich (1:44.93)…3rd in 1000 m at adidas Boston Indoor Games (2:21.33)…2nd in 800 m at Verizon Millrose Games
(1:50.38)…3rd in 800 m at Tyson Foods Invitational (1:46.00)…2nd at Turin in 800 m (1:45.59)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…1:44.93 & 3:38.59.
2003: World Indoor 800 m champion (1:45.69PR)…1st at USA Indoor 800 m (1:50.59)… 1st at USA Outdoors (1:45.53)…6th in semifinals at World Outdoors (1:47.25)…1st at Verizon Millrose Games (1:50.20)…1st at Tyson Foods Invitational (1:47.20)…1st at adidas Oregon Track Classic Outdoors 800 m (1:45.77)…2nd at Home Depot Invitational 1,500 m (3:37.83)…2nd at Oracle U.S. Open 1,000 m (2:17.10)…3rd at Gateshead 1,500 m (3:35.15, U.S. Leader) …4th at Gaz de France (1:44.30)…#1 in U.S. at 800 m & 1,500 m by T&FN…bests of 1:44.30 & 3:35.15
2002: USA Outdoor 800 m champion (1:47.24)…1st in Paris (1:44.83)…1st in Rome (1:45.24)…2nd in 800 m in Monaco (1:43.92PR)…1st in 1000 m at adidas Boston Indoor Games (2:17.85), breaking Ocky Clark’s 1989 AR of 2:18.19 … won Verizon Millrose 800 (1:52.30)…set outdoor 1,500 m PR at Stockholm, where he placed 2nd (3:31.93)…ranked #3 in the world at 800 m, #1 in U.S. at 800 m & 1,500 m by T&FN…bests of 1:43.92AL & 3:31.93 AL.
2001: USA Outdoor 800 m champ (1:49.24)…7th in semis at World Outdoors (1:47:46)…5th at Goodwill Games (1:47.40)…4th at Peregrine Systems U.S. Open (1:46.46)…ranked #1 in U.S. in 800 m…best of 1:45.44 in Zurich.
2000: 12th at Olympic Trials (3:50.50)… 3rd at Pontiac Grand Prix Invitational (3:35.15PR)… ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 1:46.62 & 3:35.15.
1999: 9th in 1500 m at USA Outdoors (3:42.05)...advanced to World Champs as third American team member because the six runners who placed ahead of him failed to meet qualifying standard...7th in semis at World Champs (3:39.19)…ranked #3 in 1500 m and #4 in 800 m in U.S. by T&FN...Bests of 1:44.57 and 3:36.20.
1998: Won NCAA Indoor 800 m (1:47.52); ran on 7th-place 4 x 400 m, straining a hamstring…2nd in 800 m (1:46.40) at NCAA Outdoor…8th in 1500 m (3:40.28) at USA Outdoor…won 800 m (1:47.78) and 1500 m (3:48.49) at ACC Champs… Won ACC Indoor 800 m (1:47.77) and mile (4:02.62)… 2nd in mile (3:54.23 PR) at Edwardsville GP…ranked #5 in U.S. at 800 m and 1500 m by T&FN…bests of 1:45.99 and 3:37.27.
1997: Won NCAA Indoor 800 m (1:47.49); third leg on 3rd-place 4 x 400 (47.4 for 3:08.99) … 4th in NCAA Outdoor 800 m (1:47.20)…won ACC Indoor 800 m (1:52.75) and mile (4:12.63)… won ACC 800 m (1:48.75) and 1500 m (3:50.51)… 6th in 800 m semi at USA Outdoors (1:47.39)…ranked #7 in U.S. at 800 m by T&FN…bests of 1:46.30 and 3:39.99.
1996: Won ACC Indoor 800 m (1:53.26) and mile (4:10.40)…won ACC 800 m (1:52.68) and 1500 (3:54.32)…4th in 800 m heat at NCAA Outdoor (1:48.58)…7th in 800 m semi at Olympic Trials (1:47.58)…bests of 1:46.73 and 3:50.56, plus 4:03.90 (mile).
1995: Did not compete; injured.
1994: 4th in ACC Indoor 800 (1:52.75)…7th in 800 m heat (1:51.67) at NCAA Indoor…2nd in ACC 800 (1:49.12)…6th in 800 m heat at NCAA Outdoor (1:50.21)…7th in 800 m semi at USA Outdoors (1:49.51)…2nd in 800 m at USA Juniors (1:49.50)…7th in 800 m (1:49.80) at World Juniors…bests of 1:47.68.
1993: Won New Mexico HS state titles in 800 m and 1600 m…bests of 1:51.73.
1992: Won New Mexico HS state titles in 800 m, 1600 m, and cross-country…bests of 1:52.02 and 3:58.46.
1991: Won New Mexico HS state 800 m title.
Background
Krummenacker graduated from Las Cruces High School in New Mexico in 1993 where he won several state track titles and also played on the basketball team.He attended Georgia Tech where he trained under coach Alan Drosky
Alan Drosky
Alan James Drosky is the head cross country running coach for both the men's and women's teams and the head track and field coach for the women's team at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Drosky is from Riverdale, Georgia where he graduated from Riverdale High School in 1983...
and won back-to-back NCAA Indoor 800 m titles (1997–1998). He graduated in 1998 with a degree in management. .
He currently resides in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
where he trains under the direction of coach Luiz de Oliviera and competes for Team Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
. His agent is Rich Kenah
Rich Kenah
Rich Kenah is a former US middle distance runner who won bronze medals over 800 metres at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and at the World Championships in Athens. The race was won by Wilson Kipketer. In the same season Kenah also set a personal best over 800m in 1:43.38 minutes in Zürich...
.
Motivated by being a member of the Bahá'í Faith
Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
, Krummenacker comments "I never pray for victory, only for strength and for my health to remain strong.... When it (spirituality) is not present, differences arise. Frequently we hear stories in the media of athletes having problems with their teammates, their coaches, their competitors, their wives and girlfriends. These turmoils are often a result of the lack of spirituality. I think when spirituality is present, conflicts cease." Krummenacker also use the scripture of the religion when dealing with defeat.
Athletic career
Krummenacker was the 2003 World and U.S. Indoor 800 m champion. He won back-to-back-to-back U.S. Outdoor 800 m champion from 2001 to 2003. He was the first person to win the title 3 straight years since Johnny GrayJohnny Gray
John Lee Gray, Jr. was an American 800 m runner of the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1985 he set the US record of 1:42.60 min at a meet in Koblenz. That time puts Gray as the #11 performer of all time...
accomplished the feat from 1985 to 1987. The only person ever to win the 800 m title more than 3 years in a row was James Robinson who won it every year from 1978 to 1982.
His personal records(PRs) include 1:43.92 (2002) for 800 m and 3:31.91 (2002) for 1500 m.
Chronology
2006: USA Indoor 800 m runner-up (1:47.25)...3rd in heat 3 at World Indoors (1:49.15)...7th at DN Galan (1:46.66)2005: USA Outdoor 800 m (1:46.80) runner-up and 1,500 m prelims (3:48.69)...8th in semifinal at World Outdoor Champs (1:46.76)...3rd in 1000 m at the Reebok Grand Prix
Reebok Grand Prix
The Adidas Grand Prix, formerly the Reebok Grand Prix, is an annual athletics meeting at the Icahn Stadium in New York City, United States. Previously one of the IAAF Grand Prix events, it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League.-World records:...
(2:17.57)...4th in 800 m at Nike Prefontaine Classic
Prefontaine Classic
The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States. Every year it draws a world caliber field to compete at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.-History:...
(1:45.43)...5th in race #1 in Zurich (1:45.04)...1st in the 800 m at Payton Jordan U.S. Open (1:45.19)...10th at Lausanne (3:36.58)...ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN...bests of 1:45.04 & 3:36.58.
2004: 4th at Olympic Trials (1:45.67)…7th in Zurich (1:44.93)…3rd in 1000 m at adidas Boston Indoor Games (2:21.33)…2nd in 800 m at Verizon Millrose Games
Millrose Games
The Millrose Games is an annual indoor athletics meet held on the first Friday in February in New York City. They will be held at the Armory in Washington Heights in 2012, after having taken place in Madison Square Garden from 1914 to 2011...
(1:50.38)…3rd in 800 m at Tyson Foods Invitational (1:46.00)…2nd at Turin in 800 m (1:45.59)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…1:44.93 & 3:38.59.
2003: World Indoor 800 m champion (1:45.69PR)…1st at USA Indoor 800 m (1:50.59)… 1st at USA Outdoors (1:45.53)…6th in semifinals at World Outdoors (1:47.25)…1st at Verizon Millrose Games (1:50.20)…1st at Tyson Foods Invitational (1:47.20)…1st at adidas Oregon Track Classic Outdoors 800 m (1:45.77)…2nd at Home Depot Invitational 1,500 m (3:37.83)…2nd at Oracle U.S. Open 1,000 m (2:17.10)…3rd at Gateshead 1,500 m (3:35.15, U.S. Leader) …4th at Gaz de France (1:44.30)…#1 in U.S. at 800 m & 1,500 m by T&FN…bests of 1:44.30 & 3:35.15
2002: USA Outdoor 800 m champion (1:47.24)…1st in Paris (1:44.83)…1st in Rome (1:45.24)…2nd in 800 m in Monaco (1:43.92PR)…1st in 1000 m at adidas Boston Indoor Games (2:17.85), breaking Ocky Clark’s 1989 AR of 2:18.19 … won Verizon Millrose 800 (1:52.30)…set outdoor 1,500 m PR at Stockholm, where he placed 2nd (3:31.93)…ranked #3 in the world at 800 m, #1 in U.S. at 800 m & 1,500 m by T&FN…bests of 1:43.92AL & 3:31.93 AL.
2001: USA Outdoor 800 m champ (1:49.24)…7th in semis at World Outdoors (1:47:46)…5th at Goodwill Games (1:47.40)…4th at Peregrine Systems U.S. Open (1:46.46)…ranked #1 in U.S. in 800 m…best of 1:45.44 in Zurich.
2000: 12th at Olympic Trials (3:50.50)… 3rd at Pontiac Grand Prix Invitational (3:35.15PR)… ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 1:46.62 & 3:35.15.
1999: 9th in 1500 m at USA Outdoors (3:42.05)...advanced to World Champs as third American team member because the six runners who placed ahead of him failed to meet qualifying standard...7th in semis at World Champs (3:39.19)…ranked #3 in 1500 m and #4 in 800 m in U.S. by T&FN...Bests of 1:44.57 and 3:36.20.
1998: Won NCAA Indoor 800 m (1:47.52); ran on 7th-place 4 x 400 m, straining a hamstring…2nd in 800 m (1:46.40) at NCAA Outdoor…8th in 1500 m (3:40.28) at USA Outdoor…won 800 m (1:47.78) and 1500 m (3:48.49) at ACC Champs… Won ACC Indoor 800 m (1:47.77) and mile (4:02.62)… 2nd in mile (3:54.23 PR) at Edwardsville GP…ranked #5 in U.S. at 800 m and 1500 m by T&FN…bests of 1:45.99 and 3:37.27.
1997: Won NCAA Indoor 800 m (1:47.49); third leg on 3rd-place 4 x 400 (47.4 for 3:08.99) … 4th in NCAA Outdoor 800 m (1:47.20)…won ACC Indoor 800 m (1:52.75) and mile (4:12.63)… won ACC 800 m (1:48.75) and 1500 m (3:50.51)… 6th in 800 m semi at USA Outdoors (1:47.39)…ranked #7 in U.S. at 800 m by T&FN…bests of 1:46.30 and 3:39.99.
1996: Won ACC Indoor 800 m (1:53.26) and mile (4:10.40)…won ACC 800 m (1:52.68) and 1500 (3:54.32)…4th in 800 m heat at NCAA Outdoor (1:48.58)…7th in 800 m semi at Olympic Trials (1:47.58)…bests of 1:46.73 and 3:50.56, plus 4:03.90 (mile).
1995: Did not compete; injured.
1994: 4th in ACC Indoor 800 (1:52.75)…7th in 800 m heat (1:51.67) at NCAA Indoor…2nd in ACC 800 (1:49.12)…6th in 800 m heat at NCAA Outdoor (1:50.21)…7th in 800 m semi at USA Outdoors (1:49.51)…2nd in 800 m at USA Juniors (1:49.50)…7th in 800 m (1:49.80) at World Juniors…bests of 1:47.68.
1993: Won New Mexico HS state titles in 800 m and 1600 m…bests of 1:51.73.
1992: Won New Mexico HS state titles in 800 m, 1600 m, and cross-country…bests of 1:52.02 and 3:58.46.
1991: Won New Mexico HS state 800 m title.