Tamari Davis

Tamari Davis
Tamari Davis in 2023
Personal information
Born (2003-02-15) February 15, 2003 (age 21)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
EducationGainesville High School
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubEmpire Athletics (adidas)
Coached byGary Evans
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Outdoor
  • 100 m: 10.83 (Memphis, TN 2022)
  • 200 m: 22.10 (Eugene, 2024)
  • Indoor
  • 60 m: 7.07 (South Carolina 2023)
  • 200 m: 22.81 (South Carolina 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 4×100 w relay
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2024 Nassau 4×100 m relay

Tamari Davis (born February 15, 2003) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.

Early life

A native of Gainesville, Florida, Davis attended Gainesville High School, and Oak Hall School. On January 30, 2020, at the age of 16, Tamari signed a professional contract with Adidas.[1]

Career

In her sixth race as a professional, in February 2021, she lowered her career best at 60 metres down to 7.18 seconds, at the East Coast Invitational beating an international field including Veronica Campbell-Brown.[2] Davis’ previous best was 7.19 from 2020 which was the world best U18 time.[3]

On July 24, 2020 in Clermont, Florida, Davis ran 100m in 11.15 seconds which placed her 10th on the year list worldwide for 2020.[4]

In 2022, at the US trials, she finished fourth in the 100m. The following year, she improved on that, to finish third overall in the 100m of the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Eugene, Oregon.[5] She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, she qualified for the final of the 100 metres and finished in ninth place.[6][7]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[8] In May 2024, she finished runner-up in the 100 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League.[9] On July 12, 2024, she finished second in the 100 metres in 10.99 seconds at the 2024 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[10]

She was included in the a United States relay pool for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]

References

  1. ^ Wells, Kevin (June 17, 2021). "Gainesville's Tamari Davis ready for U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials". wcjb.com.
  2. ^ Mull, Cory. "Tamari Davis Enters World Top 10 In 60m | The East Coast Invitational" – via www.milesplit.com.
  3. ^ "Gardiner wins, but Davis beats Campbell-Brown in 60m". February 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "100 Metres - women - senior - outdoor - 2020". www.worldathletics.org.
  5. ^ Corbett, Owen (July 8, 2023). "Who is Cravont Charleston? The Biggest Surprises From Day 2 of U.S. Championships". citiusmag.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Women's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  9. ^ Collett, Jasmine (May 10, 2024). "Daryll Neita and Molly Caudery in winning form in Doha". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  10. ^ Poole, Harry (July 12, 2024). "Pattison goes second on British 800m all-time list". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  11. ^ Hutchison, Katelyn (July 9, 2024). "Team USA Announces Track & Field Roster For The Paris Olympics". Forbes. Retrieved July 10, 2024.