Del Davis (high jumper)

Del Davis (born May 3, 1960 in California) is an American former high jumper and former American record holder.

Men's high jump best heights extracted from the IAAF's all-time lists of outdoor high jumps.

His personal best jump is 7 feet 7.25 inches (2.3178 m); achieved during the 1982 NCAA Track and Field Championships. His mark equaled the U.S. record held by Dwight Stones.[1][2]

He attended UCLA and graduated with a bachelor of science in Mathematics.[3]

References
  1. Robinson, Doug (June 5, 1982). "New heights reached in high jump". Deseret News. Vol. 132, no. 306.
  2. "Men's high jump". Alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  3. Moore, Kenny (June 14, 1982). "It Was Sensational And Sentimental". Sports Illustrated. 56 (24). Retrieved November 25, 2013.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.