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Bookmark or Share- Shani DAVIS - Olympics.comShani Davis started roller skating as a child, then turned to speed skating, but was unusual as he competed in both short-track and long-track competition. In 1999, he made the US speed skating team in both disciplines. Davis is also unusual as the first world-class speed skater of African-American heritage. In long track, Davis competed at the ...
- Biography - Shani DavisShani began making skating history at age 17 when he became the first American skater to earn spots on both the short track and long track Junior World Team, accomplishing that feat three years in a row in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
- Shani Davis (1982- ) - BlackpastShani Davis became the first African American to win a gold medal an individual event in the Winter Olympics and the first African American male to win a gold when he competed in the men’s 1,000-meter speedskating championship in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.
- Shani Davis - WikipediaShani Earl Davis (/ ˈʃɑːni /; born August 13, 1982) is an American former speed skater. [1] At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first African American athlete to win a gold medal in an individual event at the Olympic Winter Games, winning the speedskating 1000 meter event.
- Shani Davis | Biography, Olympics, & Facts | BritannicaShani Davis, American speed skater who was the first African American athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics. He finished his Olympic career with two gold medals and two silver medals, winning one of each at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Games.
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