David Hemery

David Hemery
CBE DL
Personal information
Born18 July 1944 (1944-07-18) (age 81)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
400 m, 110 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles, decathlon
ClubHillingdon AC
Boston University Terriers, USA
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m – 46.6y (1968)
110 mH – 13.4 (1970)
400 mH – 48.12 (1968)
Decathlon – 6893* (1969)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City 400 m hurdles
1972 Munich 4 × 400 m relay
1972 Munich 400 m Hurdles
European Championships
1969 Athens 110 m hurdles
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1966 Kingston 120 yard hurdles
1970 Edinburgh 110 metre hurdles

David Peter Hemery (born 18 July 1944) is an English former track and field athlete. He was the winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City in a new world record.