Thelma Davies
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| Nationality | Liberian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 May 2000 Ghana | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.01 (Gainesville, 2024) 200m: 22.17 (Gainesville, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Thelma Davies (born 8 May 2000) is a Liberian-American sprinter.[1]
Early life
[edit]Born to Emmanuel and Eliza Davies, Davies faced challenges early in life due to war. Both of her parents fled the First Liberian Civil War and lived in a refugee camp in Ghana, where they met. They became friends and later fell in love. Davies was born in that refuge camp.[2]
Davies attended Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3] She won four consecutive 100m and 200m doubles at the PIAA Championships between 2015 and 2019.[4] She attended Louisiana State University from 2019, although the beginning of her track college career was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Career
[edit]Running for Louisiana State University, Davies ran personal best times in both the 100m and 200m at the 2024 SEC Championships in Gainesville, Florida, recording 11.01 seconds for the 100m and 22.17 seconds for the 200m.[6]
She competed for Liberia at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon and was a member of the 4x100m relay team that went on to win a bronze medal.[7] In July 2024, she was confirmed on the Liberia team to run the 100m and 200m at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8]
Personal life
[edit]She qualifies to run for Liberia through her parents.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thelma Davies". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Inquirer, Aaron Carter | The Philadelphia (2024-07-24). "Pain, tragedy, and war couldn't keep sprinter Thelma Davies from the Paris Olympics". Times West Virginian. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "PIAA state track and field championships:Girard College's Athena Davies goes for four in a row in the 100 and 200". Inquirer.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Davies Completes Historic PIAA Double 4-Peat". MileSplit. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "THELMA DAVIES EAGER TO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS AFTER FRESHMAN SEASON CUT SHORT". Runnerspace. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Jacks, Bradley (May 11, 2024). "Lyston runs personal best 10.91 for 100m gold at SEC Outdoor Championships; Pryce just misses Jamaican record with 49.32 to win 400m title". Sportmax.tv. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "JOSEPH FAHNBULLEH AND EBONY MORRISON WIN TITLES FOR LIBERIA AT AFRICAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Goteamliberia. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "LIBERIA OLYMPIC TRACK & FIELD TEAM 2024: MEET THE GROUP THAT'S HEADED TO PARIS". Goteamliberia. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Olympic hopeful Thelma Davies is outrunning opponents, even a mysterious rash". Philadelphia Inquirer. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- American female sprinters
- Liberian female sprinters
- Track and field athletes from Philadelphia
- LSU Lady Tigers track and field athletes
- American people of Liberian descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Liberia
- 21st-century American sportswomen