Otis Davis, two-time gold medalist in 1960 Olympics, dies at 92
WEB14 hours ago · September 21, 2024 at 10:10 p.m. EDT. Otis Davis, a runner who won two gold medals at the Rome Olympics in 1960, including a dramatic photo finish victory in world record time in the 400 meters ...
Otis Davis, Who Overcame Racism to Win Olympic Gold, Dies at …
WEBOtis Davis, who was not allowed to attend the University of Alabama, in his home state, because he was Black, but flourished at the University of Oregon, which became his springboard to winning ...
Otis Davis, 1960 Olympic 400m gold medalist, dies at age 92
WEB6 days ago · Otis Davis, an Olympic 400m and 4x400m gold medalist in 1960, died Saturday at age 92, according to the University of Oregon, his alma mater, and World Athletics. At the 1960 Rome Games, Davis won the 400m in a famous photo finish over diving German Carl Kaufmann.. Both men went under the world record and were credited with a hand-timed 44.9.
Otis Davis, former Oregon Duck who won 2 gold medals, dies at …
WEB5 days ago · Otis Davis, left, of USA and Carl Kaufmann, right, of Germany, appear to hit the tape simultaneously at the finish of the Men's 400 meters Summer Olympic Games final in Rome, Italy on Sept. 6, 1960.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist dead at 92, as Oregon share
WEBOtis Davis, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, passed away Monday at age 92, the Oregon track and field program confirmed. No cause of death with provided for the former Duck. Sports news
Double 1960 Olympic champion Davis dies | NEWS | World Athletics
WEB5 days ago · Double 1960 Olympic champion Davis dies. World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that Otis Davis, who won 400m and 4x400m gold at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, died on Saturday (14) at the age of 92. Davis only started running the 400m competitively at the age of 26 but the US athlete became an Olympic champion a couple of years later.
Otis Davis, UO's first Olympic gold medalist, dead at 92
WEB5 days ago · EUGENE, Ore. — Otis Davis, the University of Oregon's first Olympic gold medalist, has died, the UO reported. He was 92. The Oregon Track and Field X account confirmed the death of Davis,...
Otis Davis, legendary Oregon Duck and two-time Olympic gold
WEBOtis Davis, the Olympic champion in the 400 meters and 4x400 relay at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, has died at 92, the University of Oregon announced Monday. Davis was the first-ever Olympic gold ...
Otis Davis, Oregon track & field great and Olympian, dies
WEB5 days ago · Olympian Otis Davis is one of five Oregon track and field icons whose likeness was put on the 10-story tower at Hayward Field when it opened in 2020. News Sports Entertainment Life Advertise ...
USATF MOURNS PASSING OF HALL OF FAMER OTIS DAVIS
WEB5 days ago · Otis Davis, a double gold medalist in the men's 400 meters and 4x400 meter relay at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, died September 14 at the age of 92. Born on July 12, 1932, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Davis graduated from Druid High School, an all-Black school in Tuscaloosa where he was a standout athlete in basketball and football.
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