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Willie Davenport

American athletics competitor (1943–2002)
Person Human Q723840

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
June 8, 1943
Date of death
June 17, 2002
Place of birth
Troy
Place of death
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
bobsledder, athletics competitor
Educated at
Southern University, Howland High School[9][10]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[12]
Country for sport
United States[23]
Family name
Davenport[15]
Given name
Willie[16]
Height
+186
Manner of death
natural causes[17]
Mass
+84
Participant in
1980 Winter Olympics, 1976 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1972 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics[18][19][20][21][22]
Place of burial
Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum[7]
Sport
bobsleigh, athletics[13][14]
Sports discipline competed in
110 metres hurdles
🏷️ Also known as
en Willie Davenport en William Davenport en William D. Davenport ar فيلي دافنبورت es William Davenport es William D. Davenport fa ویلی دونپورت he וילי דבנפורט ja ウィリー・ダベンポート ru Вилли Дэвенпорт ru Вилли Дэйвенпорт ru Дэвенпорт, Вилли ru Дэйвенпорт, Вилли uk Віллі Девенпорт zh 威利·达文波特
🔖 Identifiers · 23
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Willie Davenport 1968b.jpg ↗
Athletics Podium person ID
18640
Encyclopedia of Alabama ID
h-3498
Encyclopedia of Alabama ID (new schema)
willie-davenport
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Willie-Davenport
Evene ID
willie-davenport-6361
Find a Grave memorial ID
6550505
Freebase ID
/m/0g9dg
GTAA ID
91946
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000013041
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame ID
willie-davenport
Munzinger Sport number
01000051279
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Olympedia people ID
78295
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
willie-davenport
Olympics.com athlete ID
willie-davenport
Prabook ID
2523525
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
da/willie-davenport-1
TeamUSA.com Hall of Fame member ID
willie-davenport
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
47537
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
1436
Trading Card Database name ID
135756
USA Track & Field Hall of Fame legacy ID (archived)
39
World Athletics athlete ID
241510, 14350586

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🔗 Connections
Participant in 5
1972 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1976 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1980 Winter Olympics
Participated in 2
athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's 110 metres hurdles, athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 110 metres hurdles
Sport 2
athletics, bobsleigh
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Southern University
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
athletics competitor
Place of birth 1
Troy
Place of death 1
Chicago
Sex or gender 1
male
Sports discipline competed in 1
110 metres hurdles
← Winner 1
athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's 110 metres hurdles
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Summary

Born in Troy[1], he… he was born on June 8, 1943[2]. He passed away in Chicago[3]. He died on June 17, 2002[4]. He worked as a bobsledder[5] and athletics competitor[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Southern University[9], a public university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1880[26] and Howland High School[10], a high school[27], in United States[28].

FAQs

Where was Willie Davenport born?

Willie Davenport's place of birth was Troy[1].

Where did Willie Davenport die?

Willie Davenport died in Chicago[3].

What did Willie Davenport do for work?

Willie Davenport worked as bobsledder[5] and athletics competitor[6].

Where did Willie Davenport go to school?

Willie Davenport was educated at Southern University[9] and Howland High School[10].

Related Entities

United States

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  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 7w ago · Tymewalk · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of Alabama ID (new schema) → willie-davenport
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #55023: Encyclopedia of Alabama update - add values for P14901 based on existing values of P6010"
  2. 9w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → bobsledder, athletics competitor
    Participant in → 1980 Winter Olympics, 1976 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics +1
    Athletics Podium person ID → 18640
    Place of birth → Troy
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Athletics Podium person ID: 18640, add P13725 (18640) via athpod"
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