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'''KC Lightfoot'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=KC LIGHTFOOT {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/kc-lightfoot-14715264 |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> (born November 11, 1999, in [[Lee's Summit, Missouri]]), is an American pole vaulter. He holds the American record with a clearance of {{convert|6.07|m|ftin|abbr=on}} at the Music City Track Carnival in Nashville on June 2, 2023. This broke the record of 6.06 set by [[Sam Kendricks]], the 2017 and 2019 World champion, in 2019. Lightfoot now ranks fourth on the world all-time list behind Swede [[Mondo Duplantis]] (6.24, reigning Olympic and world champ), Frenchman [[Renaud Lavillenie]] (6.16 indoors) and Ukrainian [[Sergey Bubka]] (6.15 indoors, 6.14 outdoors). He placed fourth at the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault|2020 Summer Olympics]].
'''KC Lightfoot'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=KC LIGHTFOOT {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/kc-lightfoot-14715264 |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> (born November 11, 1999, in [[Lee's Summit, Missouri]]), is an American pole vaulter. He holds the American record with a clearance of {{convert|6.07|m|ftin|abbr=on}} at the Music City Track Carnival in Nashville on June 2, 2023. This broke the record of 6.06 set by [[Sam Kendricks]], the 2017 and 2019 World champion, in 2019. Lightfoot now ranks fourth on the world all-time list behind Swede [[Mondo Duplantis]] (6.24, reigning Olympic and world champion), Frenchman [[Renaud Lavillenie]] (6.16 indoors) and Ukrainian [[Sergey Bubka]] (6.15 indoors, 6.14 outdoors). He placed fourth at the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault|2020 Summer Olympics]].


==Competition record==
==Competition record==

Revision as of 09:47, 22 July 2024

KC Lightfoot
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1999-11-11) November 11, 1999 (age 24)[1]
Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
EventPole vault
College teamBaylor University
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsPole vault:
  • 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) indoor (2021)[2]
  • 6.07 m (19 ft 10+3⁄4 in) outdoor (2023)[3]

KC Lightfoot[4] (born November 11, 1999, in Lee's Summit, Missouri), is an American pole vaulter. He holds the American record with a clearance of 6.07 m (19 ft 11 in) at the Music City Track Carnival in Nashville on June 2, 2023. This broke the record of 6.06 set by Sam Kendricks, the 2017 and 2019 World champion, in 2019. Lightfoot now ranks fourth on the world all-time list behind Swede Mondo Duplantis (6.24, reigning Olympic and world champion), Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie (6.16 indoors) and Ukrainian Sergey Bubka (6.15 indoors, 6.14 outdoors). He placed fourth at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  United States
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 15th 5.60 m (18 ft 4 in)

US Track and field Championships

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2021 United States Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 2nd Pole Vault 5.85 m (19 ft 2 in)
2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 3rd Pole Vault 5.76 m (18 ft 11 in)
2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 13th Pole Vault NH @ 4.54 m (14 ft 11 in)
New Balance Indoor Nationals New York, New York 2nd Pole Vault 5.15 m (16 ft 11 in)
2017 2017 USA U20 Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 4th Pole Vault 5.15 m (16 ft 11 in)
New Balance Nationals Outdoor Greensboro, North Carolina 6th Pole Vault 4.81 m (15 ft 9 in)
2016 USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships Sacramento, California 3rd Pole Vault 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)

He finished third at the 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a personal best jump of 5.76 m.

References

  1. ^ a b "KC Lightfoot". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "KC Lightfoot - Track & Field". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "KC Lightfoot - Track & Field". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "KC LIGHTFOOT | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved September 24, 2022.

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