USA Olympic Speedskater Shani Davis Wins Gold
Celebrity Philanthropy Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Speedskater Shani Davis successfully defended his gold medal in 1,000-meter Olympic speedskating. The Chicago native was the first African-American to claim an individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics, when he won the 1000m ahead of teammate Joey Cheek. Davis also took silver in the 1500m in Torino.
“I’m one of a kind,” Davis said after winning the 1000m, acknowledging his athletic success in a sport with mostly white competitors. In fact, Davis was the first African-American to even qualify for the U.S. speed skating team. In 2002, he was the first to qualify for the U.S. short track team, selected as a relay alternate, but Davis did not compete in Salt Lake City.
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on Feb 17 2010. Filed under Celebrity Philanthropy.
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