# Terril Davis

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{{short description|American middle-distance runner}}
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'''Terril Davis''' (born April 21, 1968) is a retired male [middle-distance runner](/source/middle-distance_runner) from the [United States](/source/United_States), who specialized in the [800-meter run](/source/800-meter_run). He competed in the 1980s and the early 1990s for his native country. He set his personal best in the men's 800 metres event (1:44.44) on 1992-06-24 at the US National Championships in [New Orleans](/source/New_Orleans).

Davis ran for the [Baylor Bears track and field](/source/Baylor_Bears_track_and_field) team where he set a school record in the 800 m. He married [UNLV Rebels track and field](/source/UNLV_Rebels_track_and_field) sprinter [Trevaia Williams](/source/Trevaia_Williams). His son [Jayden Davis](/source/Jayden_Davis_(sprinter)) was an NCAA champion sprinter for the [Arizona State Sun Devils track and field](/source/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_track_and_field) team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/04/14/mountain-pointe-sprinter-jayden-davis-born-to-run-breaks-track-record/70116207007/|title=Mountain Pointe sprinter Jayden Davis born to run, breaks Arizona track record|website=[azcentral.com](/source/azcentral.com)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415033825/https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/04/14/mountain-pointe-sprinter-jayden-davis-born-to-run-breaks-track-record/70116207007/|archive-date=2023-04-15}}</ref>

==Competition record==
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|rowspan=2|1991
|[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships](/source/USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships)
|[New York City](/source/New_York_City)
| 5th
|1:46.59
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|[Pan American Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1991_Pan_American_Games) 
|[Havana, Cuba](/source/Havana%2C_Cuba)
|bgcolor="silver"| 2nd
|1:46.99
|-
|rowspan=2|1992
|[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships](/source/USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships)
|[New Orleans](/source/New_Orleans), [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana)
| 5th
|1:44.44
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|[IAAF World Cup](/source/1992_IAAF_World_Cup)
|[Havana, Cuba](/source/Havana%2C_Cuba)
| 8th
|1:48.50
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|1993
|[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships](/source/USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships)
|[Eugene, Oregon](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon)
| 5th
|1:46.24
|-
|1994
|[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships](/source/USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships)
|[Knoxville, Tennessee](/source/Knoxville%2C_Tennessee)
| 5th
|1:47.94
|-
|1995
|[Pan American Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1995_Pan_American_Games) 
|[Mar del Plata, Argentina](/source/Mar_del_Plata%2C_Argentina)
| 8th
|1:51.21
|}

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Category:1968 births
Category:Living people
Category:American men middle-distance runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Baylor Bears men's track and field athletes

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