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Davita Prendergast
JAMWomenBirth dateDec 16, 1984
BirthplaceWestmoreland, United States
Height-
Weight-
Davita Prendergast (born 6 December 1984) is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 400 meters.
Key facts
200 Metres Short Track
23.56
Medals
World Championships: 2 silver
Age
41 years old
As of Sep 20, 2026: 400 m 50.86 (#332 all-time), 200 Metres Short Track 23.56, 2012 season best 52.11 (Jun 30, 2012, Kingston (JAM)) · World Championships: 2 silver · National record (4 × 400 m) · 41 years old
PB
Personal bests
11.6HT
23.34
2:17.57
4x400m
3:18.71
400m-short-track
53.11=
200m-short-track
23.56
🏅
Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 400m | 52.11 | - | Jun 30, 2012 | ↑ | Kingston (JAM) |
| 2011 | 400m | 50.86 | - | Jun 26, 2011 | ↑ | Jamaican Championships |
| 2011 | 4x400m | 3:18.71 | - | Sep 3, 2011 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu |
| 2010 | 100m | 11.82 | +2.3 | Apr 3, 2010 | ↓ | Fayette, MO (USA) |
| 2010 | 200m | 23.62 | +1.9 | Apr 3, 2010 | ↑ | St. Louis, MO (USA) |
| 2010 | 400m | 53.53 | - | Jun 26, 2010 | ↑ | Kingston (JAM) |
| 2010 | 400m-short-track | 53.83 | - | Feb 12, 2010 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | 4x400m | 3:32.31 | - | Jul 30, 2010 | ↑ | Mayagüez (PUR) |
| 2009 | 200m | 23.97 | +0.6 | May 2, 2009 | ↑ | Champaign, IL (USA) |
| 2009 | 400m | 52.70 | - | Apr 18, 2009 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) |
| 2008 | 200m | 23.91 | +0.9 | May 18, 2008 | ↑ | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) |
| 2008 | 400m | 51.88 | - | May 8, 2008 | ↑ | Fort-de-France (FRA) |
| 2008 | 400m-short-track | 53.11 | - | Feb 15, 2008 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2008 | 4x400m | 3:30.34 | - | Apr 26, 2008 | ↑ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 2007 | 200m | 23.34 | -0.3 | May 26, 2007 | ↑ | Charlotte, NC (USA) |
| 2007 | 200m-short-track | 23.56 | - | Mar 10, 2007 | ↑ | NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships |
| 2007 | 400m | 51.24 | - | Jun 24, 2007 | ↑ | Jamaican Championships |
| 2007 | 400m-short-track | 53.59 | - | Feb 9, 2007 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2007 | 4x400m | 3:19.73 | - | Sep 2, 2007 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships |
| 2006 | 200m | 23.55 | +0.5 | May 26, 2006 | ↑ | Emporia, KS (USA) |
| 2006 | 200m-short-track | 24.02 | - | Feb 4, 2006 | ↑ | Bloomington, IN (USA) (i) |
| 2006 | 400m | 51.29 | - | May 27, 2006 | ↑ | Emporia, KS (USA) |
| 2006 | 400m-short-track | 53.82 | - | Mar 11, 2006 | ↑ | NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships |
| 2005 | 100m | 11.6h | - | Feb 6, 2005 | ↓ | Spanish Town (JAM) |
| 2005 | 200m | 23.7h | - | Jan 29, 2005 | ↑ | Carbondale, IL (USA) (i) |
| 2005 | 200m-short-track | 24.59 | - | Dec 9, 2005 | ↑ | Carbondale, IL (USA) (i) |
| 2005 | 400m | 52.91 | - | Apr 8, 2005 | ↑ | Spanish Town (JAM) |
| 2005 | 400m-short-track | 55.29 | - | Dec 9, 2005 | ↑ | Carbondale, IL (USA) (i) |
| 2004 | 200m | 24.25 | - | May 2, 2004 | ↑ | Port-of-Spain (TTO) |
| 2004 | 400m | 54.04 | - | Jun 5, 2004 | ↑ | Riviére Salée (FRA) |
| 2003 | 200m | 24.33 | -0.1 | Apr 4, 2003 | ↑ | Kingston (JAM) |
| 2003 | 400m | 53.74 | - | Apr 5, 2003 | ↑ | Kingston (JAM) |
| 2002 | 400m | 53.76 | - | Jul 17, 2002 | ↑ | Kingston IAAF World Junior Championships |
| 2002 | 800m | 2:17.57 | - | Apr 17, 2002 | - | Kingston (JAM) |
| 2002 | 4x400m | 3:31.90 | - | Jul 21, 2002 | ↑ | Kingston IAAF World Junior Championships |
| 1999 | 400m | 58.56 | - | Mar 27, 1999 | ↑ | Kingston (JAM) |
2012
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400m | 53.30 | - | Jul 18 | Gent Flanders Cup, Gent |
400m | 52.92 | - | Jul 7 | Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder |
400m | 52.54 | - | Jul 1 | Jamaican Championships |
400m | 52.11 | - | Jun 30 | Jamaican Championships, Kingston |
400m | 52.32 | - | Jun 28 | Jamaican Championships, Kingston |
400m | 52.69 | - | May 19 | Kingston JAAA All-Comers #2, Kingston |
400m | 54.33 | - | May 5 | Kingston Jamaica International Invitational, National Stadium, Kingston |
2011
19 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400m | 52.12 | - | Sep 16 | Bruxelles Memorial van Damme |
400m | 51.39 | - | Sep 11 | Berlin ISTAF, Olympiastadion, Berlin |
4x400m | 3:18.71 | - | Sep 3 | IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu |
4x400m | 3:22.01 | - | Sep 2 | IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu |
4x400m | 3:18.71 | - | Aug 27 | IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu |
4x400m | 3:22.01 | - | Aug 27 | IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu |
400m | 51.11 | - | Jul 22 | Monaco Herculis |
400m | 51.49 | - | Jul 10 | Bruxelles Grand Prix, Bruxelles |
400m | 51.14 | - | Jul 5 | Reims Meeting Alma Athlé Tour, Reims |
400m | 51.99 | - | Jul 2 | Uden MONDO Keien Meeting, Uden |
400m | 50.86 | - | Jun 26 | Jamaican Championships |
400m | 51.40 | - | Jun 25 | Jamaican Championships, Kingston |
400m | 51.47 | - | Jun 23 | Jamaican Championships, Kingston |
400m | 52.10 | - | Jun 5 | Kingston |
400m | 51.6HT | - | May 14 | St-Martin International Meeting, St-Martin |
400m | 52.43 | - | May 6 | Doha Samsung Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline |
400m | 52.59 | - | Apr 16 | Kingston UTech Classic, Kingston - Invitational Events |
400m | 53.90 | - | Mar 5 | Kingston UWI Invitational, Kingston - Olympic Development |
400m | 54.56 | - | Feb 12 | Kingston Camperdown Classic, Kingston |
2010
11 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4x400m | 3:42.31 | - | Oct 11 | New Delhi Commonwealth Games, New Delhi |
400m | 55.09 | - | Oct 7 | New Delhi Commonwealth Games, New Delhi |
400m | 54.58 | - | Oct 6 | New Delhi Commonwealth Games, New Delhi |
4x400m | 3:32.31 | - | Jul 30 | Mayagüez CAC Games, Mayagüez |
400m | 53.53 | - | Jun 26 | Jamaican Championships, Kingston |
100m | 11.97 | +0.5 | Apr 10 | Fayette Central Methodist Invite, Fayette, MO |
200m | 24.33 | -0.7 | Apr 10 | Fayette Central Methodist Invite, Fayette, MO |
200m | 23.62 | +1.9 | Apr 3 | St. Louis WU Invite, St. Louis, MO |
100m | 11.82 | +2.3 | Apr 3 | St. Louis WU Invite, St. Louis, MO |
4x400Metre | DQ | - | Mar 12 | IAAF World Indoor Championships |
400m-short-track | 53.83 | - | Feb 12 | Fayetteville Tyson Invitational, Fayetteville, AR (i) |
2009
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400m | 53.31 | - | Dec 11 | Ames ISU Holiday Classic, Ames, IA (i) |
400m | 53.67 | - | May 2 | Champaign Illinois Invitational, Champaign, IL |
200m | 23.97 | +0.6 | May 2 | Champaign Illinois Invitational, Champaign, IL |
400m | 52.70 | - | Apr 18 | Fayetteville John McDonnell Invitational, Fayetteville, AR - Invitational Events |
400m | 54.27 | - | Apr 4 | Cape Girardeau Joey Haines Invitational, Cape Girardeau, MO |
400m | 54.45 | - | Mar 21 | Fayette CMU Open, Fayette, MO |
2008
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400m | 52.62 | - | Jun 28 | Jamaican Championships, Kingston |
400m | 52.89 | - | Jun 27 | Jamaican Championships, Kingston |
400m | 51.92 | - | Jun 1 | Brazzaville CAA Super Grand Prix, Brazzaville |
200m | 23.91 | +0.9 | May 18 | Rio de Janeiro GP Rio CAIXA de Atletismo, Rio de Janeiro |
400m | 52.36 | - | May 14 | Fortaleza GP Sul-Americano CAIXA/UNIFOR, Fortaleza |
400m | 51.88 | - | May 8 | Fort-de-France Meeting du Conseil Général, Fort-de-France |
400m | 53.30 | - | May 3 | Kingston Jamaica International, National Stadium, Kingston |
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Honours
🥈
2011IAAF World Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
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2010Mayagüez CAC Games
4x400 Metres Relay
🥈
2007IAAF World Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
5
2007Rio de Janeiro Pan American Games
400 Metres
5
2007Rio de Janeiro Pan American Games
400 Metres
4
2007Rio de Janeiro Pan American Games
4x400 Metres Relay
4
2007Rio de Janeiro Pan American Games
4x400 Metres Relay
4
2002Kingston IAAF World Junior Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Davita Prendergast's 400 m personal best?
Davita Prendergast's 400 m personal best is 50.86, set on Jun 26, 2011 in Kingston (JAM), #332 on the all-time list.
Which events does Davita Prendergast compete in?
Davita Prendergast competes in the 400 m and 200 Metres Short Track.
How did Davita Prendergast perform in 2012?
2012 season best: 52.11, set on Jun 30, 2012 in Kingston (JAM).
How many medals has Davita Prendergast won?
Davita Prendergast has won 2 World Championships medals.