Jump to content

Wayne Davis (hurdler)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by TwoOne5 (talk | contribs) at 23:59, 6 March 2020 (Updated Wayne C Davis II current Place of Residence to “Philadelphia, Pennsylvania”.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Wayne Davis
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-08-22) August 22, 1991 (age 33)
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight178 lb (81 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
EventHurdles
College teamTexas A&M Aggies
Achievements and titles
Personal best110 mH: 13.08 s (Port-of-Spain 2009)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
CAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Morelia 110 m hurdles
Representing the  United States
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Port-of-Spain 110 m hurdles
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Ostrava 110 m hurdles

Wayne Courtney Davis II (born August 22, 1991) is an American athlete, now representing Trinidad and Tobago, who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles. He currently holds the world youth record, world junior record and the US high school record[1] in the 39" 110 m hurdles with a time of 13.08 seconds. He is a graduate of Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Career

Davis broke the World Youth 110 hurdles record (36") on July 12, 2007 at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Two years later, on July 31, 2009, he broke the World Junior 110 m hurdles record (39") at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad beating the previous mark of 13.12 seconds set by 2004 Olympic gold medalist Liu Xiang in 2002.[2] Competing in 2016 Olympics in Rio for Trinidad.

Eligibility

Davis' parents are both natives of Trinidad and Tobago. On August 4, 2011, Davis officially transferred his eligibility to compete for Trinidad and Tobago. His sister Dannielle also competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.[3] As a member of the Trinidad and Tobago 2012 Olympic Team he finished sixth in his semi-final of the 110 metres hurdles.

References

  1. ^ Shepard, Jack (2009). High School Track 2010. Jack Shepard.
  2. ^ "Davis sets World Junior record on day 1 of Pan Am Juniors", Letsrun.com, August 13, 2009
  3. ^ Davis now a TT athlete. trinidadexpress.com (January 20, 2012)
Records
Preceded by Men's World Junior Record Holder, 110 metres hurdles
31 July 2009 – 24 July 2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Boys' World Youth Best Holder, 110 metres hurdles
12 July 2007 – 21 July 2012


Flag of United StatesBiography icon

This biographical article about an American sprinter is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wayne_Davis_(hurdler)&oldid=944303219"