Logan Cunningham
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-05-30) May 30, 1991 (age 32)
Smithson Valley, Texas
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventPole vault
College teamTexas State Bobcats
ClubNike
Turned pro2014
Retired2018[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bestPole vault: 5.71 m (18 ft 8+3⁄4 in)
Updated on July 2016.

Logan Cunningham (born May 30, 1991) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the pole vault. He holds a personal best of 5.71 m (18 ft 8+3⁄4 in), set in 2016.

From Texas, Cunningham attended Smithson Valley High School before enrolling at Texas State University in 2009.[2] He competed collegiately for the Texas State Bobcats. At the NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships he was fourth in 2011, but failed to record a mark at the 2012 event. He was also a finalist at the 2012 and 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. At regional level, he won one Western Athletic Conference title and one Southland Conference title.[3]

On his international debut at the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics he won the bronze medal.[4] Cunningham reached new heights in the 2014 season, clearing 5.70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in) in March. This made him the third highest ranked American vaulter that year, behind Mark Hollis and Sam Kendricks.[5] Having failed to record a height at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials and the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships,[6][7] he finally placed at the competition at the 2014 USA Indoor Championships, coming fourth and still competing without sponsor.[8] At the Outdoor Championships he fell back to last place in twelfth.[9]

Cunningham missed the 2015 outdoor season and on his return placed lowly at the 2016 USA Indoors in 13th.[10] However, his return outdoor came with a new personal record clearance of 5.71 m (18 ft 8+3⁄4 in).[11] He reached 5.60 m (18 ft 4+1⁄4 in) at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials which brought him a place on the U.S. Olympic team.[12]

Major competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 3rd 5.30 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 28th (q) 5.30 m
USATF Outdoor Championships, USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 5th 5.00 m (16 ft 4+3⁄4 in)[13]
2012 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon T-11th NH @ 5.30 m (17 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[14]
2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa T-11th NH @ 5.35 m (17 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[15]
2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico T-4th 5.45 m (17 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[16]
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 12th 5.40 m (17 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[17]
2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Portland, Oregon 13th 5.35 m (17 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[18]
USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 3rd 5.60 m (18 ft 4+1⁄4 in)[19]
2017 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 2nd 5.65 m (18 ft 6+1⁄4 in)[20]
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 7th 5.60 m (18 ft 4+1⁄4 in)[21]
2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 6th 5.53 m (18 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[22]
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa T-10th NH @ 5.45 m (17 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[23]

References

  1. ^ I’ve decided not to train for the 2020 Olympics:) It’s been a honor competing at the highest level, traveling the world, getting to represent the USA, NIKE, my friends, family, coaches and everyone that helped my in my journey. Logan Cunningham Instagram December 23, 2018
  2. ^ Vozzelli, Joe (2016-07-03). Track and Field: Former Texas State pole vaulter Logan Cunningham is Rio bound Archived 2016-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. San Marcos Record. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  3. ^ Logan Cunningham. TFRRS. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  4. ^ Logan Cunningham. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  5. ^ 2014 U.S. Absolute List - Men. Track & Field News. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  6. ^ Men's Pole Vault 2012 US Olympic Trials. USATF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  7. ^ Men's Pole Vault 2012 USA Outdoor Championships. USATF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  8. ^ 2014 USA Outdoor Championships Results. USATF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  9. ^ 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results. USATF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  10. ^ 2016 USA Indoor Championships Results. USATF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  11. ^ Logan Cunningham. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  12. ^ UPDATE: Five individual gold medalists, 86 first-time Olympians mark 2016 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team. USA Track & Field (2016-07-14). Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  13. ^ "2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships". USATF. June 26, 2010. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  14. ^ "2012 USA Track & Field - 2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Results - Full". Usatf.org. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  15. ^ "2013 USA Track & Field Outdoor - Results - Full". Usatf.org. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  16. ^ "2014 USA Track & Field Indoor - Results - Full". Usatf.org. 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  17. ^ "2014 USA Track & Field Outdoor - Results - Full". Usatf.org. 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  18. ^ "2016 USA Track & Field Indoor - Results - Full". Usatf.org. 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  19. ^ "2016 USA Track & Field - Results - Full". usatf.org. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  20. ^ "USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results - 3/3/2017 Albuquerque Convention Center". usatf.org. March 3, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  21. ^ "USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results - 7/3/2017 Sacramento California". usatf.org. July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  22. ^ "2018 USA Track & Field - 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Results - Full". usatf.org. February 18, 2018. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  23. ^ "2018 USA Track & Field - 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results - Full". usatf.org. June 24, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.

External links

2016 USA Olympic track and field team
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