Tamari Davis

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Tamari Davis
Tamari Davis 2023 (cropped).jpg
Tamari Davis in 2023
Personal information
Born (2003-02-15) February 15, 2003 (age 22)
Education Gainesville High School
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Athletics
Event(s)
100 m, 200 m
ClubEmpire Athletics (adidas)
Coached byGary Evans
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Outdoor
  • 100 m : 10.83 (Memphis, TN 2022)
  • 200 m : 22.05 (Miami, 2025)
  • Indoor
  • 60 m : 7.07 (South Carolina 2023)
  • 200 m: 22.81 (South Carolina 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Budapest 4 × 100 w relay
World Relays
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Nassau 4 × 100 m relay

Tamari Davis (born February 15, 2003) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.

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Early life

A native of Gainesville, Florida, Davis attended Gainesville High School, and Oak Hall School. On January 30, 2020, at the age of 16, Tamari signed a professional contract with Adidas. [1]

Career

In her sixth race as a professional, in February 2021, she lowered her career best at 60 metres down to 7.18 seconds, at the East Coast Invitational beating an international field including Veronica Campbell-Brown. [2] Davis’ previous best was 7.19 from 2020 which was the world best U18 time. [3]

On July 24, 2020 in Clermont, Florida, Davis ran 100 m in 11.15 seconds which placed her 10th on the year list worldwide for 2020. [4]

In 2022, at the US trials, she finished fourth in the 100 m. The following year, she improved on that, to finish third overall in the 100 m of the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Eugene, Oregon. [5] She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, she qualified for the final of the 100 metres and finished in ninth place. [6] [7]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. [8] In May 2024, she finished runner-up in the 100 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League. [9] On July 12, 2024, she finished second in the 100 metres in 10.99 seconds at the 2024 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco. [10]

She was included in the a United States relay pool for the 2024 Paris Olympics. [11]

At the Grand Slam Track in Miami on 2 May 2025, she ran a wind-assisted 10.79 metres for the 100 metres to finish second in the race in the short sprints category behind Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. [12] The following month she finished runner-up to Jefferson-Wooden again at the 2025 Philadelphia Slam in the 100 metres. [13] She reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running her heat in 11.18 seconds (-1.5 m/s). After running her semi-final in 10.96 seconds (+1.1) she returned to place fifth in the final in 10.97 (+0.4). [14]

Statistics

Grand Slam Track results [15]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Miami Slam Short sprints100 m2nd10.79US$30,000
200 m2nd22.05
2025 Philadelphia Slam Short sprints200 m3rd22.59US$50,000
100 m2nd11.03

References

  1. ↑ Wells, Kevin (June 17, 2021). "Gainesville's Tamari Davis ready for U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials". wcjb.com.
  2. ↑ Mull, Cory. "Tamari Davis Enters World Top 10 In 60m | The East Coast Invitational" – via www.milesplit.com.
  3. ↑ "Gardiner wins, but Davis beats Campbell-Brown in 60m". February 6, 2021.
  4. ↑ "100 Metres - women - senior - outdoor - 2020". www.worldathletics.org.
  5. ↑ Corbett, Owen (July 8, 2023). "Who is Cravont Charleston? The Biggest Surprises From Day 2 of U.S. Championships". citiusmag.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Women's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  9. ↑ Collett, Jasmine (May 10, 2024). "Daryll Neita and Molly Caudery in winning form in Doha". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ Poole, Harry (July 12, 2024). "Pattison goes second on British 800m all-time list". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  11. ↑ Hutchison, Katelyn (July 9, 2024). "Team USA Announces Track & Field Roster For The Paris Olympics". Forbes. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  12. ↑ Clarke, Khimani (May 2, 2025). "Jereem Richards Among the Winners as Record-Breaking Thrills Ignite Opening Day of Miami Grand Slam Track". SportsMax.tv. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  13. ↑ Collins, Ben (June 2, 2025). "Kerr gains revenge at latest Grand Slam Track meet". BBC Sport. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Men's 100m Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track . Retrieved April 5, 2025.