Jeremiah Davis (born August 31, 2001) is an American long jumper. He won the US Olympic trials in 2024 and represented the United States at the 2024 Olympic Games and 2025 World Athletics Championships prior to finishing fifth overall at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
 Davis at the 2024 United States Olympic trials | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 31, 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Long jump: 8.37m (Albuquerque, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
editDavis attended Lehigh Senior High School and Florida State University.[2] Davis jumped a personal best 8.37m to finish third in the long jump at the 2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico in March 2023.[3] In April, be jumped a personal best 16.78 metres in the triple jump in Baton Rouge.[4] That summer, he was a silver medalist in the long jump with 8.10 metres behind Malcolm Clemons representing the United States at the NACAC U23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica in July 2023.[5]
Davis jumped 8.20 metres to finish as runner-up in the long jump to Wayne Pinnock but ahead of Clemons at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2024.[6][7] At the same event, he finished third in the triple jump competition.[8] Davis was runner-up to compatriot JC Stevenson in the long jump at the 2024 NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024.[9][10] Later that month, Davis won the long jump at the 2024 United States Olympic trials in Eugene with a distance of 8.20 metres.[11] He subsequently competed in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics where he landed a best jump of 7.83 metres without advancing to the final.[12]
Davis finished ninth at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025.[13] In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, without advancing to the final.[14][15]
On 1 March 2026, he jumped 8.08 metres to finish runner-up behind Steffin McCarter at the 2026 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[16] He was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, placing fifth overall.[17][18]
References
edit- ↑ "Jeremiah Davis". World Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "A leap forward: Lehigh grad Jeremiah Davis wins Olympic Trials long jump, on verge of Paris Games". News-press. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Collegiate records fall on first day of NCAA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. March 11, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "LSU Alumni Gold". World Athletics. April 22, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
- ↑ "NACAC U23 Championships". World Athletics. July 22, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Pinnock biding time with decision to go Pro". SportsMax. March 9, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". World Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". World Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "FSU's Jeremiah Davis takes second in long jump in NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships". Tallahassee.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Davis jumps season's best 8.20m at U.S. Trials". nbcsports. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Men's Long jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 6, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Results - Shanghai/Suzhou Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
- ↑ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
- ↑ "HILTZ FOUR-PEAT HIGHLIGHTS FINAL DAY OF USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. March 1, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
- ↑ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2026 WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. March 13, 2026. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Baldé surprises to complete Portuguese long jump double in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. March 22, 2026. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
