Full name: Wilbur D. "Willie" Davenport
Gender: Male
Height: 6-1 (186 cm)
Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg)
Born: June 8, 1943 in Troy, Alabama, United States
Died: June 17, 2002 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Affiliations: Baton Rouge Track Club, Baton Rouge (USA)
Country: United States
Sport: Athletics, Bobsleigh
Medals: 1 Gold, 1 Bronze (2 Total)
Willie Davenport, a 19-year-old army private, caused one of the sensations of the 1964 Final Trials when he won the high hurdles, finishing ahead of [Hayes Jones] and [Blaine Lindgren]. In Tokyo he sustained a thigh injury and was eliminated in the semi-finals, but fours years later, in Mexico City, Davenport took the gold medal. He also finished fourth in 1972 and third in 1976. At the 1967 Pan American Games he finished second. After the 1964 Games he enrolled at Southern University and won the AAU outdoor title outright in 1965, 1966, and 1967, and tied for first place in 1969. In 1980 he competed in the 4-man bobsled in the 1980 Winter Olympics, becoming only the fourth American to compete in both sets of Games. Davenport was later employed by the city of Baton Rouge and also served as an athleteâs representative to the U.S. Olympic Committee. Personal Bests: 100y â 9.5 (1968); 100 â 10.3 (1969); 110H â 13.33 (1968). |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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1964 Summer | 21 | Tokyo | Athletics | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | United States | USA | 7 h1 r2/3 | ||
1968 Summer | 25 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | United States | USA | 1 | Gold | |
1972 Summer | 29 | München | Athletics | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | United States | USA | 4 | ||
1976 Summer | 33 | Montréal | Athletics | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | United States | USA | 3 | Bronze | |
1980 Winter | 36 | Lake Placid | Bobsleigh | Men's Four | United States-1 | USA | 12 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit |
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1980 Winter | 36 | Lake Placid | Bobsleigh | United States-1 | USA | Final Standings | |
1980 Winter | 36 | Lake Placid | Bobsleigh | United States-1 | USA | Run 1 | |
1980 Winter | 36 | Lake Placid | Bobsleigh | United States-1 | USA | Run 2 | |
1980 Winter | 36 | Lake Placid | Bobsleigh | United States-1 | USA | Run 3 | |
1980 Winter | 36 | Lake Placid | Bobsleigh | United States-1 | USA | Run 4 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T(H) | T(A) | L | |
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1964 Summer | 21 | Tokyo | Athletics | United States | Semi-Finals | Heat One | 7 | 14.2w | 14.28w | ||
1964 Summer | 21 | Tokyo | Athletics | United States | Round One | Heat One | 2 | QU | 14.2 | 14,44 | |
1968 Summer | 25 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | United States | Final | 1 | =OR | 13.3 | 13.33 | 4 | |
1968 Summer | 25 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | United States | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 1 | QU | 13.5 | 13.53 | |
1968 Summer | 25 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | United States | Round One | Heat Two | 1 | QU | 13.6 | 13.65 | |
1972 Summer | 29 | München | Athletics | United States | Final | 4 | 13.50 | 1 | |||
1972 Summer | 29 | München | Athletics | United States | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 3 | QU | 13.73 | 1 | |
1972 Summer | 29 | München | Athletics | United States | Round One | Heat One | 2 | QU | 13.97 | 7 | |
1976 Summer | 33 | Montréal | Athletics | United States | Final | 3 | 13.38 | 3 | |||
1976 Summer | 33 | Montréal | Athletics | United States | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 3 | QU | 13.55 | 5 | |
1976 Summer | 33 | Montréal | Athletics | United States | Round One | Heat Two | 1 | QU | 13.70 | 2 |