David Krummenacker

David Krummenacker medal table
Middle distance run
United States
Indoor world championships
gold	2003 Birmingham	800 m

David Krummenacker (born May 24, 1975 in El Paso , Texas ) is an American athlete who specializes in middle-distance running.

Sporting successes

Krummenacker celebrated his greatest sporting success at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham in 2003 , when he won the title in the 800-meter run . In a personal best of 1: 45.69 min, Krummenacker was able to distance the world record holder Wilson Kipketer (1: 45.87 min) from Denmark and the Kenyan Wilfred Bungei (1: 46.54 min).

Krummenacker was the American champion on his special track from 2001 to 2003 and also won the national indoor championships in 2003.

During his playing days he did not manage to qualify for the Olympic Games by placing in the top three at the US Championships .

Krummenacker started at the World Championships in 2001 , 2003 and 2005 over 800 meters and in 1999 over 1500 meters, but was eliminated in the semifinals.

In 2000 he set an indoor world record in Boston together with Joey Woody , Karl Paranya and Rich Kenah in a time of 7: 13.94 minutes in the rarely run 4 x 800 meter relay.

Personal bests

• 800 meter run
  • Open air: 1: 43.92 min (2002), Brussels
  • Hall: 1: 45.69 min (2003), Birmingham
• 1000 meter run
  • Open air: 2: 15.97 min (2002), Portland (Oregon)
  • Hall: 2: 17.86 min (2002), Boston
• 1500 meter run
  • Open air: 3: 31.93 min (2002), Stockholm
  • Hall: 3: 39.04 min (2003), Boston
• Mile run
  • Open air: 3: 54.23 min (2002), Edwardsville
  • Hall: 3: 58.62 min (1998), Gainesville

Others

At a height of 1.90 m, Krummenacker's competition weight is 79 kg. Regarding his Baha'i faith, Krummenacker said after the 2003 World Indoor Championships :

"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 towers are often a result of the lack of spirituality. I think when spirituality is present, conflicts cease. "

“I never pray for victory, only for physical strength, health, and endurance ... When spirituality is missing, I can tell the difference. We often hear stories in the media of athletes having problems with their teammates, coaches, competitors, wives or girlfriends. This is often a result of a lack of spirituality. I think if there is enough spirituality, these conflicts no longer exist. "

- David Krummenacker :

He draws the strength to overcome defeat and internal conflicts from his faith.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IAAF athlete portrait
2. ^ Running the race of his life
3. ↑ David Krummenacker's Journal V: The Second Half Of The Season ( Memento of the original from January 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.