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| Nationality |  American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1977-08-22)August 22, 1977 (age 48) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 200 metres,400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | USC Trojans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | John Henry Johnson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personalbest(s) | 200 m: 20.51 (Westwood, Los Angeles, California 1998) 400 m: 44.51 (Sevilla 1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jerome Davis (born August 22, 1977) is an American formersprinter.[1] He attended college at theUniversity of Southern California, and was thePacific-10 Conference champion in the men's400m dash four consecutive years from 1996 through 1999.[2] As a sophomore, Davis finished third at the 1997NCAA men's Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 45.36[3] In 1998, he won the NCAA Men's OutdoorTrack & Field National Championship in the 400m event with a time of 45.18. Despite improving his time in the NCAA championships the followingyear, Davis finished third again, being edged out byLSU'sDerrick Brew by 2 one-hundredths of a second for second place. At the1999 World University Games, Davis took gold, with a time of 44.91. He was on the gold medal-winning USA men's 400m World Championship relay team in1999. The victory was vacated in 2008 when a teammate confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs during that time.[4]
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