Ira Davis (athlete)

Ira Sylvester Davis (born September 25, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American triple jumper.

He made the finals each time, his best showing was fourth place in 1960, missing a bronze medal by 2 cm.

[2] Davis competed for Overbrook High School where he was a teammate of Wilt Chamberlain on both the basketball and track teams; and La Salle University.

Davis was also a credible sprinter, winning the 100-yard dash at the IC4A Championships and the Penn Relays in 1958.

[3] Davis was a 1956 initiate of the Delta Eta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.