Marc Davis (born December 17, 1969, in Oceanside, California) is a retired American track and field athlete, who mainly competed in distance races like the men's 3000 metres steeplechase and 5000 metres.
Davis first gained fame while running for San Diego High School (the same alma mater as American distance star Meb Keflezighi), winning the 1986 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships - which at the time was the only high school national championship contested - on his home course before a national TV audience.
[1] Davis went on to run for the University of Arizona, winning the 1992 3000m Steeple Chase NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Davis won his semi-final in the steeplechase,[6] but because of an injury, he finished only 12th in the final.
In 1998, Davis represented the United States in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Marrakech, Morocco, placing 8th overall in the 4K race.