Tamari Davis (born February 15, 2003) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.
Early life A native of Gainesville, Florida, Davis attended Gainesville High School, and Oak Hall School. On January 30, 2020, at the age of 16, Tamari signed a professional contract with Adidas.
Career In her sixth race as a professional, in February 2021, she lowered her career best at 60 metres down to 7.18 seconds, at the East Coast Invitational beating an international field including Veronica Campbell-Brown. Davis’ previous best was 7.19 from 2020 which was the world best U18 time. On July 24, 2020 in Clermont, Florida, Davis ran 100 m in 11.15 seconds which placed her 10th on the year list worldwide for 2020.
In 2022, at the US trials, she finished fourth in the 100 m. The following year, she improved on that, to finish third overall in the 100 m of the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Eugene, Oregon. She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, she qualified for the final of the 100 metres and finished in ninth place.
In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. In May 2024, she finished runner-up in the 100 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League. On July 12, 2024, she finished second in the 100 metres in 10.99 seconds at the 2024 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco. She was included in the a United States relay pool for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
At the Grand Slam Track in Miami on 2 May 2025, she ran a wind-assisted 10.79 metres for the 100 metres to finish second in the race in the short sprints category behind Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. The following month she finished runner-up to Jefferson-Wooden again at the 2025 Philadelphia Slam in the 100 metres. She reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running her heat in 11.18 seconds (-1.5 m/s). After running her semi-final in 10.96 seconds (+1.1) she returned to place fifth in the final in 10.97 (+0.4).
Davis won the 100 in 11.08 seconds (+0.5) at the LA Track Fest on 23 May 2026. Davis won the 100 metres on 10 July in Memphis, Tennessee at the Ed Murphey Classic. On 24 July, Davis placed third in 11.00 seconds in the final of the 100 metres at the 2026 USA Championships. In September, she competed over 100 m at the inaugural World Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
Athletics achievements Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. Personal bests TypeDistanceTime (s)Wind (m/s)VenueDateNotesIndividual eventsIndoor60 metres7.08New York, United States11 February 2023200 metres 23.24New York, United States10 March 2018300 metres 37.79Clemson, United States31 January 2025Outdoor100 metres10.83+0.6Memphis, United States30 July 2022200 metres22.05+1.1Miramar, United States3 May 2025400 metres55.83Jacksonville, United States23 March 2019Team eventsIndoor4 × 400 metres relay 3:32.43Clemson, United States1 February 2025Outdoor4 × 100 metres relay41.03Budapest, Hungary26 August 20234 × 400 metres relay3:26.39Austin, United States29 March 2025
International competitions 2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary9th100 m11.031st4 × 100 m relay41.032024World RelaysNassau, The Bahamas1st4 × 100 m relay41.85 2026World Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary9th (sf)100 m11.10 Circuit performances
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