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Otis Crandall Davis (born July 12, 1932) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals for record-breaking performances in both the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Davis set a new world record of 44.9 seconds in the 400 m event, and he became the first man to break the 45-second barrier.
📲 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 ...
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.
This fall marked the 60th anniversary of Otis Davis becoming Oregon track and field's first Olympic gold medalist and he returned for a three-day visit to Eugene that included a tour of Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus.
Feb 23, 2022 · Otis Davis will turn 90 three days before the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 kicks off at the reimagined Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Davis was the first University of Oregon track and field athlete to win an Olympic gold medal when he won two golds at the 1960 Rome Olympics at the age of 28.
Biography. 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.
Otis Davis, Class: 1960 Induction: 1992 Sport(s): Men's Track & Field - An athlete who starred in basketball
Jan 4, 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.
Davis was the 1961 USA Outdoor 400m champion, and he was ranked in the top ten in the world three times during his career. Prior to attending the University of Oregon, he served four years in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.
Otis Davis. Inducted: 2004, athlete. Born: July 12, 1932 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Events 400 m - 44.90. The U.S. has dominated the men's 400 meters through the years and Otis Davis is one of the nation's all-time greats in that event.
