Dedra Davis

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Dedra Davis (born 17 July 1973) is a retired Bahamian athlete who specialised in the long jump and sprinting events.[1] She represented her country at the 1993 World Championships.

Born(1973-07-17)17 July 1973
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Dedra Davis
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Born(1973-07-17)17 July 1973
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Davis started her NCAA career with the Missouri State Lady Bears track and field team. After sitting out her first year due to Proposition 48,[2] she became their first automatic NCAA qualifier and placed 5th in the long jump at the 1992 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[3][4]

She transferred to the Tennessee Volunteers women's track and field team for the 1992-93 season.[2] For the Volunteers, she won the 1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the long jump.[5]

International competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Bahamas
1989 CARIFTA Games (U17) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st Long jump 5.88 m
1990 CARIFTA Games (U20) Kingston, Jamaica 2nd Long jump 6.14 m
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
Havana, Cuba 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 47.44
3rd Long jump 5.84 m
1991 CARIFTA Games (U20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 6th 200 m 24.80
5th 400 m 57.40
1st Long jump 6.35 m
1992 CARIFTA Games (U20) Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 100 m 11.61 (w)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 45.61
1st Long jump 6.30 m
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1st 100 m 12.0
1st Long jump 6.00 m
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 4th Long jump 6.49 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 37th (h) 100 m 12.00
26th (q) Long jump 6.11 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 5th 4 × 100 m relay 44.89
11th Long jump 5.98 m
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Personal bests

[6]

Outdoor

Indoor

References

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