ALLEN Devon

United States of America

Date of Birth: 12 Dec 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Place of birth: SEATTLE, WA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : PHOENIX, AZ

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 110m Hurdles	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 5	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 110m Hurdles Semi-Final 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 110m Hurdles Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	110m Hurdles
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5th (13.31)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	110m Hurdles
2019	Doha, QAT	7th (13.70)
2017	London, GBR	SF (13.27)

World Relays

Year	Location	Shuttle Hurdles Relay
2019	Yokohama, JPN	1st (54.96)

NACAC Championships

Year	Location	110m Hurdles
2018	Toronto, ON, CAN	8th (DQ)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	110m Hurdles
2021	1 x 4th
2019	1 x 5th, 1 x 7th
2018	1 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd, 1 x 5th
2017	1 x 3rd, 2 x 4th, 1 x 8th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
2	2018	110m Hurdles	Lausanne, SUI	13.29
3	2018	110m Hurdles	Paris Saint-Denis, FRA	13.23
3	2018	110m Hurdles	Eugene, OR, USA	13.13
3	2017	110m Hurdles	Birmingham, GBR	13.40
4	2021	110m Hurdles	Florence, ITA	13.32
4	2017	110m Hurdles	Brussels, BEL	13.24
4	2017	110m Hurdles	London, GBR	13.30
5	2019	110m Hurdles	Stanford, CA, USA	13.33
5	2018	110m Hurdles	Monaco, MON	13.38
6	2018	110m Hurdles	Brussels, BEL	13.41

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2021	110m Hurdles	World Athletics Continental Tour	Hengelo, NED	13.32

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2018	110m Hurdles	World Challenge	Zagreb, CRO	13.50
2	2017	110m Hurdles	World Challenge	Zagreb, CRO	13.19
2	2017	110m Hurdles	World Challenge	Berlin, GER	13.26
2	2017	110m Hurdles	World Challenge	Kingston, JAM	13.28

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Dev (usatoday.com, 06 Jul 2016)

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner

Business Administration - University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA

Languages spoken:

Sporting relatives:

His twin sister Carissa played volleyball for Northwest Christian University in Eugene, OR, United States of America. (oregonlive.com, 14 Aug 2015)

Other sports:

He played American football as a wide receiver for the University of Oregon in the United States of America. (foxsports.com, 15 Jul 2016)

He tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in his right knee while playing American football against Florida State University in the 2015 Rose Bowl Game. He was forced to miss the entire 2015 track season as a result. In 2016 he tore his ACL for the second time, three games into his junior season playing football at the University of Oregon. The injury ruled him out for several months and ended his college football career. (oregonlive.com, 27 Jun 2021; foxsports.com, 15 Jul 2016; espn.go.com, 09 Jul 2016)

He has had occasional problems with the iliotibial band in his left knee. (usatoday.com, 06 Jul 2016)

He joined an athletics club at age 11 in Phoenix, AZ, United States of America. (usatoday.com, 06 Jul 2016)

He was playing a game of kickball when an onlooker noticed his speed as he rounded the bases and encouraged him to join an athletics club. (usatoday.com, 06 Jul 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 21 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Adversity doesn't build character, it exposes it." (usatoday.com, 06 Jul 2016)

He was named the 2016 University of Oregon Outstanding Male Track and Field Athlete of the Year. (goducks.com, 22 May 2016)

He was named the 2016 Pac-12 Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Year. (goducks.com, 22 May 2016)

General Interest

General
DUAL ATHLETE
He played American football for the University of Oregon in the United States of America, in addition to competing in athletics. "Some of the greatest athletes in the world and even in the NFL [National Football League], have a track background. It's important to know how to run, be fast and just be efficient with your running. Because it just makes everything easier in the sense of being faster than everybody but also being more conditioned." (oregonlive.com, 27 Jun 2021)

BUSINESS OWNER
In March 2020 he co-founded a food supplement company in Phoenix, AZ United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 15 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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