Jalani Davis

Jalani Davis (born 23 May 2001)

Early life and education Davis grew up in Hampton, Virginia.

Career Davis finished first in the women's weight throw final at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Davis won the hammer throw and won silver in the shot put at the 2023 NACAC U20 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica. She was subsequently selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest to compete in the shot put.

In February 2024, she won the SEC Championship weight throw competition with a distance of , making her just third college athlete to ever throw over 25 meters and placing her ninth on the all-time world list. In March 2024, she retained her weight throw title at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts.

At the 2025 USA Indoor Championships, Davis placed eighth in shot put with a throw of .

Davis threw 25.47m in the weight throw at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas on 13 February 2026 to move to eighth on the all-time world list. On 1 March, she won the weight throw by over seven foot at the 2026 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, with all three of her throws sufficient to have won the title.