Pauline Davis-Thompson

Pauline Elaine Davis-Thompson, née Davis, (9 July 1966) is a former Bahamian sprinter. She competed at five Olympics, a rarity for a track and field athlete.

She won her first medal at her fourth Olympics and her first gold medals at her fifth Olympics (Sydney 2000) at age 34 in the 4 × 100 m Relay and, after Marion Jones' belated disqualification nine years later, in the 200 m. In 2022, Davis released her memoirs through Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Running Sideways: The Olympic Champion Who Made Track and Field History has won two international book awards. Winner, AutobiographyAutobiography, Track and Field Writers of America (TAFWA) Book Award, 2022 In 2024, Davis signed a publishing deal to have Running Sideways translated and published within China.