
Photo: Eckhard Pecher (Arcimboldo) / CC BY 2.5 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What draws me to David Payne is the quiet loyalty of his path. Born in Cincinnati, raised in nearby Wyoming, and developed at the University of Cincinnati, he never had to leave home to chase the 110 and 400 meter hurdles at a high level. Hurdling fascinates me precisely because it rewards rhythm and nerve over raw speed, and at 183 cm with that stride he must have eaten up the spaces between the barriers. There is little public lore around him, but I read that as a man who let his clocking on the track do the talking. I respect athletes like that.
Overview
David Thorn Payne (born July 24, 1982) is an American hurdler. He was born in Cincinnati and his family moved to the suburb of Wyoming in Ohio. Payne competed in the 110 and 400 meter hurdles while attending the University of Cincinnati.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Payne
- Name (Japanese)
- デビッド・ペイン
- Reading
- でびっど・ぺいん
- Born
- July 24, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- hurdler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Wyoming High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.