Jayden Davis (sprinter)

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Jayden Davis
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2005-03-10) 10 March 2005 (age 19)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best400m: 45.49 (2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
World U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Lima 400m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Lima 4×400 m relay

Jayden Davis (born 10 March 2005) is an American sprinter. [1]

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Early and personal life

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 Univeristy record over 800 meters in the 1990s. His brother Isaac also competes in athletics. He attended Mountain Pointe High School. [2]

Career

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]

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References

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