Kia Davis
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| Nationality |  Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200 m: 23.12 s (2007) 400 m: 51.55 s (2008) | ||||||||||||||
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Kia Davis (born May 23, 1976, in
Moscow, Russia.[2]
Davis represented her nation
Sanya Richards, who eventually won the bronze medal in the final. She finished the race only in last place by sixty-three hundredths of a second (0.63) behind Kazakhstan's Olga Tereshkova, with a time of 53.99 seconds.[3] Three days later, Davis competed for her second event, 200 metres, where she finished the first heat in sixth place by fifteen hundredths of a second (0.15) ahead of Suriname's Kirsten Nieuwendam, outside her personal best time of 24.31 seconds. Davis, however, failed to advance into the next round for all of her participating events.[4]
Davis currently resides in Chester, Pennsylvania, and works as an assistant head coach for the Pittsburgh Panthers Track and Field team, focusing on the sprint and hurdles.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kia Davis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Surber, Tom (12 March 2006). "Walker, Davis win gold at World Indoor Championships". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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