Nadia Davy
Jamaican sprinter (born 1980)
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Nadia Davy (born 24 December 1980) is a Jamaican American track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was a bronze medalist in the 4 x 400 meter relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
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| National team | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 December 1980 Jamaica | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | instructional aide, assistant track and field coach | ||||||||||||||
| Employer | Bridgeton High School | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 lb (54 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400m, 4x400m relay | ||||||||||||||
| University team | Louisiana State University | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | 2004 Athens Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||
| National finals | JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships: 1st Place in 400m (50.76) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 4 February 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Early life
Davy was born in Jamaica but grew up in Bridgeton, New Jersey. She graduated from Bridgeton High School, where she ran track, in 1999.[1] She set a Bridgeton High School record in the 400 meter dash with a time of 54.04 seconds.[2] She earned six state titles in high school, including ones in the 1999 indoor and outdoor 400 meter championships.
College
Davy went to Louisiana State University to run track after high school. She was a seven-time All American at LSU and currently holds the school record[3] in the Women's 400 meters with a time of 50.66 seconds, which she set in 2003 in her junior year.[4]
Davy qualified for the 2004 Jamaican Olympic team after a first-place finish in the 400 meter (50.76 seconds) at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica.[5]
Olympics
Today
Davy no longer lives in Bridgeton, New Jersey where she worked at her high school as an instructional aide and assistant track coach.[7] She has a son and a daughter. She also has her master's degree in counseling from Wilmington University in Delaware.
