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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.95 (Lubbock, 2022) 200m: 22.26 (Lubbock, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
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Kevona Davis (born 20 December 2001) is Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as sprinter. [1]
Early life
Davis attended Edwin Allen High School in Jamaica before attending the University of Texas to compete for the Texas Longhorns. [2] [3] [4]
Career
Davis won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Under-18 Championships, held in Nairobi, in the 100 metres. However, injury prevented her from competing at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. [5]
In May 2022, she ran a 100m personal best time of 10.95 in Lubbock, Texas. [6] At the same event, she lowered her 200 metres personal best, first to 20.49 seconds, and then to 22.26. [7]
Davis competed in the 200 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August, 2023 and qualified for the semi-finals. [8]
References
- ^ "Kevona Davis". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Kevona Davis". Texassports.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "KEVONA DAVIS POISED FOR 'CHAMPS' CLASS THREE 100M RECORD". Team Jamaica. March 26, 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Buchanan, Orane (June 24, 2022). "Kevona Davis not worried after sluggish 100 heat". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Someone needs to help Kevona Davis". Jamaica Gleaner. December 11, 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Kevona Davis runs 10.95s at Texas meet". Jamaica Observer. May 14, 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Bailey, Robert (May 17, 2022). "Kevona Davis hits top form". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Women's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
