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Born | 17 July 1973 |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long jump, 100 metres |
Dedra Davis (born 17 July 1973) is a retired Bahamian athlete who specialised in the long jump and sprinting events. [1] She represented her country at the 1993 World Championships.
Competing for the Tennessee Volunteers women's track and field team, she won the 1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the long jump. [2]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the ![]() | |||||
1989 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | Long jump | 5.88 m |
1990 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | Long jump | 6.14 m |
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.44 | |
3rd | Long jump | 5.84 m | |||
1991 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 6th | 200 m | 24.80 |
5th | 400 m | 57.40 | |||
1st | Long jump | 6.35 m | |||
1992 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 100 m | 11.61 (w) |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.61 | |||
1st | Long jump | 6.30 m | |||
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 1st | 100 m | 12.0 | |
1st | Long jump | 6.00 m | |||
1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 4th | Long jump | 6.49 m |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 37th (h) | 100 m | 12.00 | |
26th (q) | Long jump | 6.11 m | |||
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.89 |
11th | Long jump | 5.98 m |
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