Jerome Davis (born August 22, 1977) is an American former sprinter. He attended college at the

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, and was the Pacific-10 Conference champion in the men's

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dash four consecutive years from 1996 through 1999. As a sophomore, Davis finished third at the 1997

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men's Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 45.36 In 1998, he won the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track & Field National Championship in the 400m event with a time of 45.18. Despite improving his time in the NCAA championships the following

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, Davis finished third again, being edged out by

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's Derrick Brew by 2 one-hundredths of a second for second place. At the 1999 World University Games, Davis took gold, with a time of 44.91. He was on the gold medal-winning USA men's 400m World Championship relay team in

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. The victory was vacated in 2008 when a teammate confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs during that time.

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* IAAF profile fo
Jerome Davis
1977 births Living people American male sprinters Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Ridgecrest, California Sportspeople from Kern County, California FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub