• 2006 Olympic champion at 1,000-meters, becoming the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Olympic Winter Games history
• Earned a silver medal in the 1,500-meters at the 2006 Torino Games
• In 2002, became the first African-American to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Short Track Team
• 2005 World Allround Championships overall champion becoming the fourth American to win the overall title; was the overall silver medalist in 2004
• Set long track world records in the 1,000 and 1,500-meters in 2005

• Earned World Championship medals in the 5,000-meter relay in 2005(bronze and 2004 (silver)
• 2004 World Allround Championships and World Single Distance champion in the 1500-meter (long track)
• 2003, 2004 U.S. Allround Champion
• 2003 U.S. Long Track 1500-meters and 10,000-meters champion, 2004 5000-meter champion and silver medalist in the 1500-meters and 10,000-meters
• Became first American to make two junior world teams (short track and long track) in the same year (2004)
• Tallest American skater at 6’ 2”, which is rare for a sport dominated by shorter skaters that race lower to the ice – “I think it [the size] hurts me a lot,” Davis said.
• Switched to ice speed skating from rollerskating at an early age when introduced to the sport by his mother's boss
• Enjoys Taekwondo, aquarium building, and fish and is interested in becoming a marine biologist
• Favorite music is rap…favorite movie is "Shaft"

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Height: 6'2 Born: 8/13/1982 Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Sport: Speedskating Event: Short Track