Ira Davis (athlete)

Ira Sylvester Davis (born September 25, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American triple jumper. He represented the United States at three Olympics; 1956, 1960 and 1964. He made the finals each time, his best showing was fourth place in 1960, missing a bronze medal by 2 cm.[1] He was the winner of the Olympic Trials each time, setting the Trials record in 1956 and twice in 1960. 1956 was also the American record, set as a 19 year old college freshman. He was a four time National Champion, winning in 1958-60 and again in 1964.[2]

Davis competed for Overbrook High School where he was a teammate of Wilt Chamberlain on both the basketball and track teams; and La Salle University. Davis was also a credible sprinter, winning the 100-yard dash at the IC4A Championships and the Penn Relays in 1958.[3]

Davis was a 1956 initiate of the Delta Eta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

References
  1. Ira Davis at Sports Reference
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2016-12-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.phillytrib.com/sports/olympian-ira-davis-headed-to-london/article_321c3d37-3088-5813-a0e8-336360cb0792.html


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