Samantha Davies (sprinter)

Samantha Davies

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1979-09-20) 20 September 1979 (age 45)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	200 metres

Samantha Davies (born 20 September 1979) is a British sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Davies met baseball player Royce Clayton in 2000. They married the next year.^[2] Clayton credited Davies with teaching him to keep his legs in condition with the longevity of his baseball career; he ran 200-metre (660 ft) sprints during the offseason to maintain his speed.^[3] They have two daughters and two sons, including triplets.^[4]

Davies is a sprinting coach at Pepperdine University.^[5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	4th	4 × 100 m	44.65
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	21st (qf)	200 m	23.20
			9th (sf)	4 × 100 m	43.19
(#) Indicats overall position in quarterfinals (qf) or semifinals (sf)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Samantha Davies Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
2. "Clayton Gets Olympic Training With Wife". Associated Press. 26 February 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
3. "Guzman's Shoulder: 'Red Flag'". The Washington Post. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
4. "Ledin: Ex-big leaguer Clayton takes over Oaks Christian baseball". Vcstar.com. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
5. "Former sprinter battling childhood obesity". Edmontonsun.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

External links

• Samantha Davies at World Athletics
• Samantha Davies at Olympedia