Dave Culbert

{{short description|Australian long jumper}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = David Culbert | birth_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = Australian | sport = Track and field | event = Long jump | club = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|3|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport | Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country | {{AUS}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}} {{Medal|Silver|1990 Auckland| Men's long jump}} {{Medal|Silver|1994 Victoria BC| Men's long jump}} }}

'''David Thomas Culbert''' (born 17 March 1967 in Sydney) is a former international track and field athlete. In an international long jump career that spanned ten years, he won two Commonwealth Games silver medals in 1990 and 1994<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cg.htm Commonwealth Games Medallists - Athletics (Men)]</ref> and also made finals at the 1992 Olympics.<ref>[http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/stathmlj.html#1992 Athletics - men's long jump]</ref>

Culbert won the British AAA Championships title at the 1992 AAA Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref>

Since his retirement, he has established himself as Australia's track and field commentator working with Channel 7 and SBS as well as various radio stations. In 2004 and 2005 he hosted a Sunday morning discussion show, ''The Insiders'' on Melbourne station SEN 1116.

In his role as a commentator, he has called Athletics at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, 1998 and 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and the past five World Athletics Championships.

He has also held the role of reporter/producer on Channel Seven programs ''Talking Footy'', ''The Olympic Show'' and ''Sportsworld''.

Culbert runs a sports media, promotion and marketing firm called Jump Media and has clients including Athletics Australia and the Australian Commonwealth Games Association.

He has worked on projects for Hockey Australia, the International Triathlon Union and Gymnastics Australia.

==References== {{reflist}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071017092600/http://www.athletics.com.au/history/athletes/athlete323.htm Profile] *{{World Athletics||name=David Culbert}}

==External links== *[http://www.jumpmedia.com.au/ Jump Media] *{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/dave-culbert-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072327/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/dave-culbert-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Dave Culbert}} {{Footer Australia NC Long Jump Men}}

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