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Walter Davis

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Walter L. Davis (born July 2, 1979) is an American athlete competing in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump. He was born in Lafayette, Louisiana Davis won the 2005 World Outdoor and 2006 World Indoor Championships. However, his greatest claim to fame may have occurred in the 2004 Olympic Trials, where in the later rounds of the final he put in an extraordinary jump, during the landing phase of which he lost control, with his foot hitting the sand a significant distance behind his rump, which is the usual area of the body which lands first in the sand. The jump had to be measured from first body contact with the sand, the foot, which was an official 17.63m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Davis is the 3,173rd most popular athlete (up from 5,218th in 2024), the 15,449th most popular biography from United States (up from 18,663rd in 2019) and the 507th most popular American Athlete.

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Among people born in 1979, Walter Davis ranks 576. Before him are Emil Dimitriev, Frank Mir, Deivid, Ken Duken, Gréta Arn, and Carmelita Jeter. After him are Reinaldo da Cruz Oliveira, Yelena Podkaminskaya, Hend Sabry, Tong Jian, Sergei Karasev, and Stacy Keibler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Davis ranks 15,456 out of 20,380. Before him are G-Eazy (1989), India Eisley (1993), Mary McCormack (1969), Richmond Landon (1898), Joan Davis (1912), De'Andre Hunter (1997), and Ryan Zinke (1961). After him are Freddy Cannon (1936), Lloy Ball (1972), John Kitzhaber (1947), Ralph Stanley (1927), and Reese Hoffa (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Walter Davis ranks 507. Before him are Joe DeLoach (1967), Aries Merritt (1985), Beth Heiden (1959), Athing Mu (2002), Carmelita Jeter (1979), and Richmond Landon (1898). After him are Reese Hoffa (1977), Sha'Carri Richardson (2000), Andrew Valmon (1965), Kathy Hammond (1951), LaShawn Merritt (1986), and Lewis Tewanima (1888).

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