Dedra Davis (born 17 July 1973) is a retired Bahamian athlete who specialised in the long jump and sprinting events. She represented her country at the 1993 World Championships.
Davis started her NCAA career with the Missouri State Lady Bears track and field team. After sitting out her first year due to Proposition 48, she became their first automatic NCAA qualifier and placed 5th in the long jump at the 1992 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
She transferred to the Tennessee Volunteers women's track and field team for the 1992-93 season. For the Volunteers, she won the 1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the long jump.
International competitions Representing the 1989CARIFTA Games (U17)Bridgetown, Barbados1stLong jump5.88 m1990CARIFTA Games (U20)Kingston, Jamaica2ndLong jump6.14 mCentral American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U20)Havana, Cuba3rd4 × 100 m relay47.443rdLong jump5.84 m1991CARIFTA Games (U20)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago6th200 m24.805th400 m57.401stLong jump6.35 m1992CARIFTA Games (U20)Nassau, Bahamas3rd100 m11.61 (w)2nd4 × 100 m relay45.611stLong jump6.30 mCentral American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U20)Tegucigalpa, Honduras1st100 m12.01stLong jump6.00 m1993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States4thLong jump6.49 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany37th (h)100 m12.0026th (q)Long jump6.11 m1994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada5th4 × 100 m relay44.8911thLong jump5.98 m
Personal bests
Outdoor 100 metres – 11.31 (+1.3 m/s, Knoxville 1994) 200 metres – 23.04 (-0.1 m/s, Trento 1996) Long jump – 6.49 (Buffalo 1993) Indoor 60 metres – 7.44 (Madrid 1997) Long jump – 6.71 (Indianapolis 1994)
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