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Otis Crandall Davis (s. 12. heinäkuuta 1932 Tuscaloosa, Alabama) on entinen yhdysvaltalainen pikajuoksija. Davis aloitti pikajuoksun varsin myöhäisellä iällä, vasta vuonna 1958; hänen aiempi lajinsa oli koripallo. Davis sai valmennusta Bill Bowermanilta. Hän voitti vuoden 1960 kesäolympialaisissa Roomassa kaksi kultamitalia.
22 de jun. de 2013 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe A classic Olympic moment as the USA's Otis Davis and Germany's Carl Kaufmann set an equal Olympic record ...
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26 de jun. de 2024 · Otis Davis spent four years in the US Air Force during the Korean War, before enrolling at the University of Oregon as a basketball player, taking up track in 1958 at the age of 26. The following year he ran 46.5 for 440y and finished third in the AAU, and in 1960 he won the AAU before going on to take the Olympic title with a world record of ...
3 de sept. de 2023 · Otis Davis, the man who won the gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics 400 meters, was a late starter in every sense of the word, having taken up professional athletics only at the age of 26 in 1958. The fact that he grabbed the top spot on the podium, at the Olympics no less, just two years later in 1960, almost defies any reasonable explanation.
Otis Davis ( Otis Crandall Davis; * 12. Juli 1932 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Sprinter und Olympiasieger. Nach der Highschool diente Davis vier Jahre in der U.S. Air Force und wurde im Koreakrieg eingesetzt. Er bekam anschließend ein Leistungssportstipendium an der University of Oregon in Eugene für Basketball.
4 de ene. de 2012 · Otis Allen Davis, a slim six-footer who could run well when he came to the big leagues in 1946, only got one chance to show his stuff. On April 22, 1946, with the Brooklyn Dodgers trailing the Boston Braves in the bottom of the ninth inning, 4-2, acting manager Chuck Dressen used Davis as a pinch-runner. With starter James “Lefty” Wallace ...
Welcome to the official Otis Davis website. A double gold medal winner in the Rome Olympics of 1960, Otis Davis was the first man to break the coveted 45 second barrier in the 400 meters and anchored the 4 x 400 meter relay team to victory with both events in world record time. His winning time of 44.9 seconds in the 400 meters remains a ...
