Jack Davis (hurdler)
American hurdler (1930–2012)
Jack Davis
Davis at the 1952 Olympics
Born September 11, 1930Amarillo, 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) Sport Athletics Event 110 m hurdles Club U.S. Navy Personal best 110 mH – 13.3 (1956)[ 1] [ 2]
Jack Wells Davis (September 11, 1930 – July 20, 2012)[ 3] track and field hurdler , silver medalist in the 1952 and 1956 Olympics over 110-meter hurdles . Davis lost to Harrison Dillard in 1952 with the same time as the winner, and lost to Lee 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 attended Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, California , where he won both hurdle races at the 1949 CIF California State Meet , along with a third in the long jump .[ 4] [ 5] University of Southern California .[ 6] NCAA 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 the USA Track & Field Hall of Fame ,[ 7]
Davis served in the U.S. Navy in 1954–57, and then became a real estate developer. He helped found the United States Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California .[ 1] [ 8]
References
^ a b c Jack Davis . sports-reference.com^ Jack Davis . trackfield.brinkster.net^ Former Trojan Olympic Hurdler Davis Passes Away Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed July 24, 2012.^ "California State Meet Results – 1915 to present" . Hank Lawson. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2012 .^ "Unofficial Athlete of the Meet" (PDF) . Prepcaltrack.com . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2016 .^ USC OLYMPIANS: 1904–2008 Archived September 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine , USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 26, 2008.^ Jack Davis Archived August 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine , USA Track & Field, Accessed August 27, 2008.^ "USA Track & Field – Hall of Famer, Olympic medalist Jack Davis passes away" . Usatf.org . July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2016 .
External links
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships 120 yd hurdles 1876–1927, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67 and 1969–71; 110 m hurdles otherwise. First place was shared in 1969 and 1977. The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union Notes
In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships 220 yd hurdles 1887–1927, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, and 1961–62; 200 m hurdles otherwise. The event was held on a straight track in various years, depending on the host facility
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