Victor Davis, (born February 10, 1964, Guelph, Ontario, Canada—died November 13, 1989, Montreal, Quebec), Canadian swimmer, an aggressive competitor who gained 4 Olympic medals.
At the 1982 world championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Davis set a world file and gained a gold medal within the 200-metre breaststroke. At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, he gained a gold medal within the 200-metre breaststroke, establishing a world file for the occasion that stood for 5 years. He additionally gained silver medals within the 100-metre breaststroke and the 4 × 100-metre medley relay. He gained a gold medal within the 100-metre breaststroke within the 1986 world championships in Madrid and a silver medal on the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, as a member of the Canadian 4 × 100-metre medley relay workforce.
A controversial determine who as soon as kicked over a chair within the presence of Queen Elizabeth II after the Canadian swimming workforce was disqualified from a medley relay, Davis nonetheless was revered by fellow rivals, who admired his dedication to the game. Davis was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984. He retired from competitors in July 1989 and died later that yr after being struck by a automobile.