Iris Davis

Iris LaVerne Davis-Hicks (born April 30, 1950) is an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100-meter dash. She was the 1971 Pan American Games champion in that event and also won a gold medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay.[1] She represented the United States at the 1972 Munich Olympics and twice narrowly missed out on a medal: first in the 100 m, placing fourth behind Cuba's Silvia Chivás, then in the relay, where Chivás again outsprinted her to bronze on the final leg.[2]

Iris Davis
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
1971 Cali100 m
1971 Cali4 × 100 m relay

Davis was born in an African-American family in Pompano Beach, Florida.[2] Nationally she was a four-time champion: twice in the 100 m (1971, 1973) and twice in the 60-meter dash (1972, 1973). She was runner-up in the 100-yard dash in 1969 and 1970, and also had top three placings in the 100 m at the 1972 Olympic trials and the 1972 outdoor championships.[3][4][5]

She was a member of the Tigerbelles collegiate team for Tennessee State University, which had a strong history of women's sprinting including double Olympic champion Wyomia Tyus.[6]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1971 Pan American Games Cali, Colombia 1st 100 m 11.25w
1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.59
1972 Olympic Games Munich, Germany 4th 100 m 11.32
4th 4 × 100 m relay 43.39

National titles

See also

References
  1. Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-14.
  2. Iris Davis Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-02-14.
  3. Iris Davis. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-02-14.
  4. USA Championships Women Indoor. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-14.
  5. United States Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-14.
  6. Tigerbelles to host 2nd Annual Homecoming Reunion, Announces 2009-10 Schedule. TSUTigers (2009-11-06). Retrieved on 2016-02-14.
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