Nadia Davy (born 24 December 1980) is a

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track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

athlete, competing internationally for

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. She was a

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ist in the 4 x 400 meter relay at the

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Early life

Davy was born in

but grew up in

Bridgeton, New Jersey Bridgeton is a City (New Jersey), city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Cumberland County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the county seat of Cumberland County Bridgeton High School Bridgeton High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from the city of Bridgeton, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Bridgeton P ...

, where she ran track, in 1999. She set a Bridgeton High School record in the 400 meter dash with a time of 54.04 seconds. She earned six state titles in high school, including ones in the 1999 indoor and outdoor 400 meter championships.

College

Davy went to

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as Louisiana State University (LSU), is an American Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louis ...

to run track after high school. She was a seven-time All American at LSU and currently holds the school record in the Women's 400 meters with a time of 50.66 seconds, which she set in 2003 in her junior year. Davy qualified for the 2004 Jamaican Olympic team after a first-place finish in the 400 meter (50.76 seconds) at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships in

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Olympics

Davy ran two events in

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, the 400 meter individual and the 4x400 meter relay. In the 400 meter, she ran a time of 52.04 seconds and did not place. She won a bronze medal for the 4 x 400 meter relay (3:22:00). Davy contributed a time of 50.24 seconds during the third leg.

Today

Davy no longer lives in Bridgeton, New Jersey where she worked at her high school as an instructional aide and assistant track coach. She has a son and a daughter. She also has her master's degree in counseling from

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References

1980 births Living people Jamaican female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Bridgeton High School alumni LSU Lady Tigers track and field athletes Olympic athletes for Jamaica Olympic bronze medalists for Jamaica Sportspeople from Bridgeton, New Jersey Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Track and field athletes from New Jersey Olympic female sprinters Jamaican emigrants to the United States Jamaican Athletics Championships winners NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners {{Jamaica-Olympic-medalist-stub