Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Victor Davis
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Victor Davis
Quizzes
Silhouette of hand holding sport torch behind the rings of an Olympic flag, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; February 3, 2015.
The Olympics Quiz
Cricket bat and ball. cricket sport of cricket.Homepage blog 2011, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
Sports Quiz
Assorted sports balls including a basketball, football, soccer ball, tennis ball, baseball and others.
American Sports Nicknames
Related Questions
Read Next
Gertrude Ederle or Gertrude Caroline Ederle, press photo. First woman to swim the English Channel. One of the best-known American sports personages of the 1920s.
8 Incredible Swimming Feats
Silhouette of hand holding sport torch behind the rings of an Olympic flag, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; February 3, 2015.
7 Significant Political Events at the Olympic Games
Men's Giant Slalom Italy's Alberto Tomba on the way to retaining his gold medal at Val d'Isere France 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics
The Origin of the Winter Olympics
Pack of cyclists racing in the evening light of the Glenelg leg of the Tour Down Under 2008, Adelaide, South Australia. 20th January 2008. Cyclist in light blue is with team Milram.
Olympics: Cycling
young man playing tennis
Olympics: Racket Sports
Discover
Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.
6 Wars of Independence
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.
What is Holy Week?
Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.
10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish
Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
9 Mind-Altering Plants
Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

Victor Davis: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Victor-Davis
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born February 10, 1964 • Guelph • Canada
Died November 13, 1989 (aged 25) • Montreal • Canada
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

Photos

Victor Davis
See All Images →
Pablo Morales
American swimmer
Thorpe, Ian
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
Tracy Caulkins
Tracy Caulkins
American swimmer
Krisztina Egerszegi
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungarian swimmer
Vladimir Salnikov delivering a gold-medal-winning performance in the 1,500-metre swimming event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
Vladimir Salnikov
Russian athlete
Michael Gross competing at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles
Michael Gross
German swimmer
Hodgson, George
George Hodgson
Canadian athlete
Daley Thompson executing his long jump en route to successfully defending his Olympic decathlon title at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Daley Thompson
British athlete
Katie Ledecky
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
American swimmer
Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
American swimmer
Missy Franklin
Missy Franklin
American swimmer
Trickett, Libby
Libby Trickett
Australian swimmer
Inge de Bruijn after winning the 100-metre butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Inge de Bruijn
Dutch athlete
Arne Borg
Swedish swimmer
Murray Rose
Murray Rose
Australian swimmer
Olympic gold-medal winner Ethelda Bleibtrey
Ethelda Bleibtrey
American athlete
Shane Gould
Shane Gould
Australian athlete
Debbie Meyer
Debbie Meyer
American swimmer
Janet Evans
Janet Evans
American swimmer

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Silhouette of hand holding sport torch behind the rings of an Olympic flag, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; February 3, 2015.
The Olympics Quiz
Cricket bat and ball. cricket sport of cricket.Homepage blog 2011, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
Sports Quiz
Assorted sports balls including a basketball, football, soccer ball, tennis ball, baseball and others.
American Sports Nicknames