Dave Davis (athlete)
Dave Davis (born August 20, 1937 ) is a former American track and field athlete who appeared in the 1960s as a shot putter and a discus thrower .
He won two national championships in the shot put:
He was also successful in the Pan American Games.
- 1959 in Chicago he won bronze (17.01 m) in the shot put behind Parry O'Brien (gold with 19.04 m) and Dallas Long (silver with 18.51 m) (both USA )
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In 1963 in São Paulo he won two medals:
- Gold in the shot put (18.52 m) in front of Billy Joe (USA; silver with 17.77 m) and the Argentinean Cosme Di Cursi (bronze with 16.26 m)
- Silver in the discus throw (51.03 m) behind Bob Humphries (USA; gold with 57.82 m) and in front of Ben Rebel Bout (Netherlands Antilles; bronze with 49.78 m)
In 1960 he was third in the eliminations for the Olympic Games in Rome , but had to cancel his participation due to injury.
Web links
- Dave Davis in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Dave Davis in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
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SURNAME | Davis, Dave |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American shot putter and discus thrower |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1937 |