Sandi Morris
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Sandi Morris (born July 8, 1992) is an American pole vault record holder.[2] She won the silver medal in the pole vault event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also won silver at the pole vault event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and another silver at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics. In 2018 she won gold at the World Indoor Championships. Morris has a personal best vault of 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) indoor, set on March 12, 2016, in Portland, Oregon. She matched this height at the 2018 World Indoor Champships when setting a new championship record.[3][4][5] July 23, 2016, Morris cleared 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) at American Track League in Houston at Rice University breaking Jennifer Suhr's American outdoor record in the pole vault. Morris cleared 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in) at 2016 IAAF Diamond League Memorial Van Damme in Brussels on September 9, 2016, to set the U.S. women's outdoor pole vault record.[6][7][8]
Personal information | |
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Born | (1992-07-08) July 8, 1992 (age 31) Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
Employer(s) | Puma (2021–) Nike (2015–2020) |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] |
Weight | 137 lb (62 kg)[1] |
Website | Sandi Morris at AthleteBiz |
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Country | United States |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Pole vault |
College team | Arkansas Razorbacks North Carolina Tar Heels |
Turned pro | 2015 |
Coached by | Brad Walker |
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Highest world ranking | 1 (weeks 45) |
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