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Otis Davis

American sprinter (1932–2024)
Person Human Q711402

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
July 12, 1932
Date of death
September 14, 2024
Place of birth
Tuscaloosa
Place of death
North Bergen
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
sprinter, athletics competitor
Educated at
University of Oregon[8]
Official website
otisdavisolympian.com[14]
Country for sport
United States[16]
Family name
Davis[12]
Given name
Otis[13]
Height
+185[17]
Mass
+74[18]
Member of
Alpha Phi Alpha[9]
Participant in
1960 Summer Olympics[15]
Sport
athletics[11]
Sports discipline competed in
400 metres[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Otis Crandall Davis en Otis Davis es Otis Crandall Davis fa اوتیس دیویس fi Otis Crandall Davis he אוטיס דייוויס it Otis Crandall Davis ja オーティス・デービス ko 오티스 데이비스 pl Otis Crandall Davis ru Дэвис, Отис ru Отис Дэвис sv Otis Crandall Davis uk Отіс Девіс zh 奥蒂斯·戴维斯
🔖 Identifiers · 15
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Otis Davis (1960).jpg ↗
Athletics Podium person ID
18585
Freebase ID
/m/03429c
GTAA ID
92062
Olympedia people ID
78301
Olympics.com athlete ID
otis-crandall-davis
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
da/otis-davis-1
T&F NCAAdb athlete ID
12380
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
33891
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
1459
Trading Card Database name ID
193970
USA Track & Field Hall of Fame legacy ID (archived)
204
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USA Track & Field athlete ID (new)
otis-davis
WikiTree person ID
Davis-125491
World Athletics athlete ID
14351311

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
athletics competitor, sprinter
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Oregon
Family name 1
Davis
Given name 1
Otis
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Alpha Phi Alpha
Participant in 1
1960 Summer Olympics
Participated in 1
athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's 400 metres
Place of birth 1
Tuscaloosa
Place of death 1
North Bergen
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
athletics
Sports discipline competed in 1
400 metres
← FactGrid item ID 1
Dolsk
← Winner 1
athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's 400 metres
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Summary

Otis Davis was born on July 12, 1932[1], in Tuscaloosa[2]. He died on September 14, 2024[3], in North Bergen[4]. He worked as a sprinter[5] and athletics competitor[6].

FAQs

Where was Otis Davis born?

Otis Davis was born in Tuscaloosa[2].

Where did Otis Davis die?

Otis Davis passed away in North Bergen[4].

What did Otis Davis do for work?

Otis Davis worked as a sprinter[5] and athletics competitor[6].

Where did Otis Davis go to school?

Otis Davis was educated at University of Oregon[8].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Oldest Living Olympians. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . T&F NCAAdb. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . USA Track & Field athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Oldest Living Olympians. wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Oldest Living Olympians. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Oldest Living Olympians. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64073"
  2. 9w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    T&F NCAAdb athlete ID → 12380
    "Created claim: T&F NCAAdb athlete ID: 12380, add P14843 (12380) via ncaadb"
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