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'''John Henry Davis''' (January 12, 1921 – July 13, 1984) was an American heavyweight [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]]. Between 1938 and 1953 he was undefeated,<ref name="ioc">{{cite news |title=Weightlifter Davis continues 14-year winning streak |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/weightlifter-davis-continues-14-year-winning-streak |accessdate=17 December 2019 |publisher=IOC |date=3 August 1952}}</ref> winning two Olympic, six world and 12 national titles, and set 16 ratified world records: seven in the snatch, four in the [[clean and jerk]], two in the press and three in the total.<ref name=ch>[http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_galleryResult.asp?a_id=47 John Davis]. chilovski. net</ref><ref name=sr>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/john-davis-2.html John Davis] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084159/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/john-davis-2.html |date=2016-03-04 }}. sports-reference.com</ref>
'''John Henry Davis''' (January 12, 1921 – July 13, 1984)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/a_john_davis.asp |title=John Davis: A Tribute to super athlete |last=Kiiha |first=Osmo |date=April 1993 |website=Lift Up |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}}</ref> was an American heavyweight [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]]. Between 1938 and 1953 he was undefeated,<ref name="ioc">{{cite news |title=Weightlifter Davis continues 14-year winning streak |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/weightlifter-davis-continues-14-year-winning-streak |website=Olympic.org |publisher=IOC |date=August 3, 1952 |access-date=December 17, 2019}}</ref> winning two Olympic, six world and 12 national titles, and set 16 ratified world records: seven in the snatch, four in the [[clean and jerk]], two in the press and three in the total.<ref name=ch>{{cite web |url=http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_galleryResult.asp?a_id=47 |title=John Davis |website=chilovski. net}}</ref><ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/john-davis-2.html |title=John Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084159/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/john-davis-2.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Davis enlisted in 1941 and served in the U.S. Army for many years during World War II at the [[Pacific Theater]], being able to return stateside in 1942 and 1943 to partake in championships but having to forgo in 1944 and 1945.<ref name="shurley">{{cite journal |last1=Shurley |first1=Jason |title=Unequaled Yet Never Equal: The Portrayal of John Davis in Strength & Health Magazine, 1938-1957 |journal=Iron Game History |date=December 2016 |volume=13 & 14 |issue=4 (Vol. 13) and 1 (Vol. 14) |url=https://www.starkcenter.org/igh/igh-v13-v14/igh-v13-n4-v14-n1/igh1304-1401p38.pdf |accessdate=17 December 2019}}</ref> For most of his 19-year weightlifting career he represented the York Barbell Club. He worked as an officer in the New York Department of Corrections.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Davis enlisted in 1941 and served in the U.S. Army for many years during World War II at the [[Pacific War|Pacific Theater]], being able to return stateside in 1942 and 1943 to partake in championships but having to forgo in 1944 and 1945.<ref name="shurley">{{cite journal |last1=Shurley |first1=Jason |title=Unequaled Yet Never Equal: The Portrayal of John Davis in Strength & Health Magazine, 1938–1957 |journal=Iron Game History |date=December 2016 |volume=13 & 14 |issue=4 (Vol. 13) and 1 (Vol. 14) |url=https://www.starkcenter.org/igh/igh-v13-v14/igh-v13-n4-v14-n1/igh1304-1401p38.pdf |access-date=December 17, 2019 |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025004305/https://starkcenter.org/igh/igh-v13-v14/igh-v13-n4-v14-n1/igh1304-1401p38.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> For most of his 19-year weightlifting career he represented the York Barbell Club. He worked as an officer in the New York Department of Corrections.


Davis first gained prominence by winning the world light heavyweight crown as a 17-year-old school boy in 1938 at Vienna, Austria. He remained unbeaten until 1953, when he finished second at the world championships due to a thigh injury.<ref name=sr/><ref name="murray">{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Jim |title=Olympic Weightlifting Legend - John Davis |url=https://www.strength-oldschool.com/blogs/news/olympic-weightlifting-legend-john-davis |accessdate=17 December 2019 |publisher=Strength & Health |date=June 1954}}</ref> At his peak, Davis held all the world records in his class, and at the 1951 national championships he became the first man to break the 400 pound barrier by lifting 402 pounds.<ref name="murray"/> He retired in 1956 after a devastating leg injury at the '56 Olympic trials, and died of cancer in 1984, aged 63.<ref name=ch/> He was introduced to the [[United States Olympic Hall of Fame]] in 1989.<ref name="teamusa">{{cite web |title=John Davis |url=https://www.teamusa.org/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members/John-Davis |website=teamusa.org |publisher=U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame |accessdate=17 December 2019}}</ref>
Davis first gained prominence by winning the world light heavyweight crown as a 17-year-old school boy in 1938 at Vienna, Austria. He remained unbeaten until 1953, when he finished second at the world championships due to a thigh injury.<ref name=sr/><ref name="murray">{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Jim |title=Olympic Weightlifting Legend – John Davis |url=https://www.strength-oldschool.com/blogs/news/olympic-weightlifting-legend-john-davis |access-date=December 17, 2019 |publisher=Strength & Health |date=June 1954 |archive-date=December 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217134723/https://www.strength-oldschool.com/blogs/news/olympic-weightlifting-legend-john-davis |url-status=dead}}</ref> At his peak, Davis held all the world records in his class, and at the 1951 national championships he became the first man to break the 400 pound barrier by lifting 402 pounds.<ref name="murray"/> He retired in 1956 after a devastating leg injury at the '56 Olympic trials.<ref name=ch/>
John Davis died from cancer in 1984, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was 63 years old.<ref name=ch/> He was inducted to the [[United States Olympic Hall of Fame]] in 1989.<ref name="teamusa">{{cite web |title=John Davis |url=https://www.teamusa.org/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members/John-Davis |website=TeamUSA.org |publisher=U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame |access-date=December 17, 2019 |archive-date=December 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217134720/https://www.teamusa.org/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members/John-Davis |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=47 World Records and titles by John Davis]
* [http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=47 World Records and titles by John Davis]
* [http://weightliftingexchange.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=107 John Davis - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange]
* [http://weightliftingexchange.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=107 John Davis – Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange]
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 20 November 2024

For other people named John Davis, see John Davis (disambiguation).

John Davis
Personal information
Full nameJohn Henry Davis
BornJanuary 12, 1921 (1921-01-12)
Smithtown, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 13, 1984 (1984-07-14) (aged 63)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubYork Barbell Club
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London +82.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki +90 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1938 Vienna 82.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1946 Paris +82.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1947 Philadelphia +82.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1949 Scheveningen +82.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1950 Paris +90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1951 Milan +90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1953 Stockholm +90 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 Buenos Aires +90 kg

John Henry Davis (January 12, 1921 – July 13, 1984)[1] was an American heavyweight weightlifter. Between 1938 and 1953 he was undefeated,[2] winning two Olympic, six world and 12 national titles, and set 16 ratified world records: seven in the snatch, four in the clean and jerk, two in the press and three in the total.[3][4]

Biography

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A native of Brooklyn, New York, Davis enlisted in 1941 and served in the U.S. Army for many years during World War II at the Pacific Theater, being able to return stateside in 1942 and 1943 to partake in championships but having to forgo in 1944 and 1945.[5] For most of his 19-year weightlifting career he represented the York Barbell Club. He worked as an officer in the New York Department of Corrections.

Davis first gained prominence by winning the world light heavyweight crown as a 17-year-old school boy in 1938 at Vienna, Austria. He remained unbeaten until 1953, when he finished second at the world championships due to a thigh injury.[4][6] At his peak, Davis held all the world records in his class, and at the 1951 national championships he became the first man to break the 400 pound barrier by lifting 402 pounds.[6] He retired in 1956 after a devastating leg injury at the '56 Olympic trials.[3]

John Davis died from cancer in 1984, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was 63 years old.[3] He was inducted to the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 1989.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Kiiha, Osmo (April 1993). "John Davis: A Tribute to super athlete". Lift Up.
  2. ^ "Weightlifter Davis continues 14-year winning streak". Olympic.org. IOC. August 3, 1952. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "John Davis". chilovski. net.
  4. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Davis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Shurley, Jason (December 2016). "Unequaled Yet Never Equal: The Portrayal of John Davis in Strength & Health Magazine, 1938–1957" (PDF). Iron Game History. 13 & 14 (4 (Vol. 13) and 1 (Vol. 14)). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Murray, Jim (June 1954). "Olympic Weightlifting Legend – John Davis". Strength & Health. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "John Davis". TeamUSA.org. U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
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