Jeremiah Davis (long jumper)
![]() Davis at the 2024 United States Olympic trials | |||||||||||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | 31 August 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | Long jump: 8.37m (Albuquerque, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Jeremiah Davis (born 31 August 2001) is an American long jumper. He won the US Olympic trials in 2024.[1]
Early life[edit]
He attended Lehigh Senior High School and Florida State University.[2]
Career[edit]
He jumped a personal best 8.37m to finish third at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships in New Mexico in March 2023.[3] He was a silver medalist at the NACAC U23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica in July 2023.[4]
He was runner-up in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2024.[5][6] At the same event, he finished third in the triple jump competition.[7]
He was runner-up in the long jump at the 2024 NCAA Division 1 Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024.[8][9]
He won the long jump at the 2024 United States Olympic trials with a distance of 8.20 metres.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jeremiah Davis". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "A leap forward: Lehigh grad Jeremiah Davis wins Olympic Trials long jump, on verge of Paris Games". News-press. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Collegiate records fall on first day of NCAA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "NACAC U23 Championships". World Athletics. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Pinnock biding time with decision to go Pro". SportsMax. March 9, 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "FSU's Jeremiah Davis takes second in long jump in NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships". Tallahasse.com. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Davis jumps season's best 8.20m at U.S. Trials". nbcsports. June 24, 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.