Jack Wells Davis (born September 11, 1930) is a former American athlete, silver

Silver

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 medalist in the 1952

1952 Summer Olympics

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 and 1956 Olympics

1956 Summer Olympics

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 over 110 meter high hurdles. Davis lost to Harrison Dillard

Harrison Dillard

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 in 1952 with the same time as the winner, and lost to Lee Calhoun

Lee Calhoun

Lee Quincy Calhoun was an American athlete, a double winner of 110 m hurdles at the Olympic Games....

 in 1956, again with the same time as the winner. He set a new world record 13.4 in a heat at the AAU in 1956.

Davis attended Herbert Hoover High School

Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale)

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 in Glendale, California

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, then the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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. At USC he was a three-time NCAA 120y hurdle champion and the 1953 NCAA 220y hurdle champion. He was a three-time U.S. Outdoor 220y hurdles champion, and ranked #1 on three occasions. In 2004, he was inducted into the USA Track & Field Hall of Fame.