Marc Davis (runner)

Marc Davis (born December 17, 1969, in Oceanside, California) is a retired American track and field athlete, who mainly competed in distance races like the men's 3000 metres steeplechase and 5000 metres. His personal bests include running 3:54.30 for the mile, 8:14.26 in the steeplechase and 8:12.74 for 2 Miles.

Marc Davis
Personal information
BornDecember 17, 1969 (1969-12-17) (age 53)
Oceanside, California, U.S.
Medal record
Men's athletics (track and field)
Representing  United States
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 St. Petersburg 3000&m Steeplechase

Davis first gained fame while running for San Diego High School (the same alma mater as American distance star Meb Keflezighi), winning the 1986 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships - which at the time was the only high school national championship contested - on his home course before a national TV audience.[1]

Davis went on to run for the University of Arizona, winning the 1992 3000m Steeple Chase NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[2]

As a professional, he won the 1993 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 3000m Steeplechase, and in 1998 he won the USATF 5000 metres.[3][4] On the roads he won the 1997 USATF National 5K Championship.[5] Davis ran an American Record time of 13:24 for the 5K on the roads in 1996, and that record lasted 19 years until Ben True broke it in 2015.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Davis won his semi-final in the steeplechase,[6] but because of an injury, he finished only 12th in the final.

In 1998, Davis represented the United States in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Marrakech, Morocco, placing 8th overall in the 4K race.[7]

Personal bests
Year Event Time
1993 1500 meters 3:36.31
1997 Mile 3:54.30
1994 2000m (en route) 5:07.17
1993 3000m Steeplechase 8:14.26
1994 2 Miles 8:12.74
2000 5000m 13:27.05
1996 5K (Road) 13:24

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International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  United States
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 24th 20 km road run 1:29:13
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 11th 3000 m steeple 8:28.74
1994 Goodwill Games St. Petersburg, Russia 1st 3000 m steeple 8:14.30
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia 12th 3000 m steeple 9:51.96
1998 Goodwill Games New York City, USA 6th 5000 m 13:50.84

References
  1. "Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals". footlockercc.com.
  2. "1992 NCCA Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships" (PDF). usctrackandfield.com. 1992.
  3. "Athlete profile for Marc Davis". IAAF.
  4. "USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions - Men's 5,000 m". USA Track & Field.
  5. "USA 5 km Champions - Men". USA Track & Field.
  6. Marc Davis @ the 1996 Olympics. YouTube. September 20, 2007.
  7. "Marc Davis". www.usatf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  8. "Marc Davis". www.usatf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.

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