Jack Davis (hurdler)

Jack Wells Davis (September 11, 1930 – July 20, 2012)[3] was an American 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.

Jack Davis
Davis at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
BornSeptember 11, 1930
Amarillo, Texas, U.S.[1]
DiedJuly 20, 2012 (aged 81)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 m hurdles
ClubU.S. Navy
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)110 mH – 13.3 (1956)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne110 m hurdles
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico City 110 m hurdles

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] After that performance, he was named "Athlete of the Meet."[5] He then went to the University of Southern California.[6] At USC he was a three-time 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] 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 the United States Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.[1][8]

References
  1. Jack Davis. sports-reference.com
  2. Jack Davis. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. Former Trojan Olympic Hurdler Davis Passes Away Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed July 24, 2012.
  4. "California State Meet Results – 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  5. "Unofficial Athlete of the Meet" (PDF). Prepcaltrack.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  6. USC OLYMPIANS: 1904–2008 Archived September 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 26, 2008.
  7. Jack Davis Archived August 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, USA Track & Field, Accessed August 27, 2008.
  8. "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.


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