Dennis Darling
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| Born | 6 May 1975 Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Houston Cougars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dennis Theodore Darling (born 6 May 1975) is a Bahamian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres. He is currently a track and field assistant coach at Texas Christian University.
Darling competed in 400 metres at the 1997 World Championships, where he was knocked out in the heats with 47.96 seconds. By 2003, his best season, he had lowered his personal best by over two seconds and achieved 45.83 seconds. He ran for the Bahamian 4 x 400 metres relay team at the 2003 World Championships, who were promoted from fourth to third place after the USA was stripped of the gold medal because Calvin Harrison was found guilty of a doping violation.[1]
In 2004 he finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, together with teammates Chris Brown, Timothy Munnings and Andretti Bain. Darling then ran for the Bahamian 4 x 400 metres relay team in the 2004 Olympics, but only in the qualifying heat.[1]
Darling is married to fellow Bahamian track and field athlete Tonique Williams-Darling.[2] Darling is the older brother of former NFL wide receiver Devard Darling.[3] He is also the cousin of Bahamian Olympic triple jumper Frank Rutherford.[4] He also coaches alongside Arizona State University All-American Jordan Durham.
References
- 1 2 Dennis Darling at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
- ↑ "The blossoming year of Tonique Willimas-Darling". worldathletics.org.
- ↑ "Hurdles trip up another favorite". chicagotribune.com.
- ↑ "Rutherford making her presence felt". tribune242.com.
External links
- Dennis Darling at World Athletics
- Dennis Darling at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Dennis Darling at Olympics.com
- Dennis Darling at Olympedia
- Dennis Darling at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Dennis Darling at InterSportStats
- UTPA bio
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Nassau, Bahamas
- Bahamian men sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Olympic athletes for the Bahamas
- Houston Cougars men's track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games athletes for the Bahamas
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Bahamas
- Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Pan American Games athletes for the Bahamas
- Texas–Pan American Broncs men's track and field athletes
- Olympic men sprinters