David Payne (hurdler)

David Thorn Payne, born on 24 July 1982, is an American hurdler who ran the 110 metre and 400 metre hurdles at the University of Cincinnati, where he won several Conference USA titles, was named the conference's outdoor athlete of the year and twice earned NCAA All-American honours in the 110 metres. In 2007 he took silver at the Pan American Games behind Dayron Robles and bronze at the World Championships, running a personal best of 13.02 seconds as a late alternate for the injured Dominique Arnold. He won the final qualifying place for the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the national championships and took the silver medal in the 110 metre hurdles in 13.17 seconds, behind Robles. In 2009 he won the national title in a photo finish over Terrence Trammell and qualified for the World Championships in Berlin.