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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 March 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 400m: 45.49 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jayden Davis (born 10 March 2005) is an American sprinter. [1]
His parents were both college track athletes with his mother Trevaia Williams-Davis in the UNLV Athletic Hall of Fame as a five-time All-American sprinter and his father Terrill Davis setting a Baylor University record over 800 meters in the 1990s. His brother Isaac also competes in athletics. He attended Mountain Pointe High School. [2]
Competing for Arizona State he won gold in the 4x400 metres at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts. [3]
He earned a second place finish in the men's 400 meters in a time of 45.92 seconds at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon in June 2024. [4]
He qualified fastest for the final of the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. [5] In the final he came away with the silver medal, running 46.08 seconds. [6] He also won a gold medal with the American 4 x 400 metres relay team. [7] [8]