 Davis at the 1952 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 11, 1930 Amarillo, Texas, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 20, 2012 (aged 81) San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 110 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Navy | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personalbest | 110 mH – 13.3 (1956)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Wells Davis (September 11, 1930 – July 20, 2012)[3] was an Americantrack and fieldhurdler,silver medalist in the1952 and1956 Olympics over110-meter hurdles. Davis lost toHarrison Dillard in 1952 with the same time as the winner, and lost toLee Calhoun in 1956, again with the same time as the winner. He set a new world record 13.4 in a heat at the AAU in 1956.
Davis attendedHerbert Hoover High School inGlendale, California, where he won both hurdle races at the 1949CIF California State Meet, along with a third in thelong jump.[4] After that performance, he was named "Athlete of the Meet."[5] He then went to theUniversity of Southern California.[6] At USC he was a three-timeNCAA 120y hurdle champion and the 1953 NCAA 220y hurdle champion. He was a three-time U.S. Outdoor 220y hurdles champion, and ranked #1 on three occasions. In 2004, he was inducted into theUSA Track & FieldHall of Fame,[7] and the USC Hall of Fame.
Davis served in the U.S. Navy in 1954–57, and then became a real estate developer. He helped found theUnited States Olympic Training Center inChula Vista, California.[1][8]
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