Jalani Davis

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Jalani Davis
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 23)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Shot put 18.64 (Nashville, 2023)
Hammer throw 69.53 (Eugene, 2022)
Weight throw: 25.09 (Fayetteville, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 San Jose Hammer throw
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 San Jose Shot put

Jalani Davis (born 23 May 2001) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put, hammer throw and weight throw. [1]

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Early life

From Hampton, Virginia, Davis attended Bethel High School before competing for the University of Mississippi. [2] [3] [4]

Career

In March 2023, Davis finished first in the women's weight throw final at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [5]

Davis won the hammer throw and won silver in the shot put at the 2023 NACAC U20 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica. She was subsequently selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest to compete in the shot put. [6]

In February 2024, she won the SEC Championship weight throw competition with a distance of 25.09 metres, making her just third college athlete to ever throw over 25 metres ranked her ninth on the all-time world list. [7] In March 2024, she retained her weight throw title at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts. [8] [9]

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References

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  8. "Texas Tech and Arkansas win men's, women's titles at 2024 NCAA DI indoor track and field championships". ncaa.com. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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