| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | ||
Representing  Jamaica | ||
| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
 | 2002 Bridgetown | 4x400 m relay |
 | 2002 Bridgetown | 400 m |
| CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) | ||
| 2003 Port of Spain | 4x400 m relay |
 | 2003 Port of Spain | 400 m |
Davita Prendergast (born 6 December 1984 in Westmoreland) is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 400 meters.
She ran the 4 x 400 meters relay with Jamaica at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and the team took the silver medal and recorded a Central American and Caribbean record in the process. Prendergast came in with the Jamaican relay team at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in third place, but was stripped of the bronze medal because of the disqualification of Bobby-Gaye Wilkins.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 2nd | 400 m | 54.10 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.76 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 5th (sf) | 400 m | 53.76 | |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.90 SB | |||
| 2003 | CARIFTA Games | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:36.20 CR |
| 3rd | 400 m | 53.96 | |||
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio, Brazil | 5th | 400 m | 51.90 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.74 | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.73 NR |
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