Sandi Morris
Morris at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha
Personal information
Born (1992-07-08) July 8, 1992 (age 31)
Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Employer(s)Puma (2021–)
Nike (2015–2020)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Weight137 lb (62 kg)[1]
WebsiteSandi Morris at AthleteBiz
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
EventPole vault
College teamArkansas Razorbacks
North Carolina Tar Heels
Turned pro2015
Coached byBrad Walker
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1 (weeks 45)
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Pole vault
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Pole vault
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Pole vault
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene Pole vault
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Birmingham Pole vault
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade Pole vault
Silver medal – second place 2016 Portland Pole vault
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Toronto Pole Vault
NACAC Under-23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kamloops Pole vault
Pan American Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Miramar Pole Vault

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]

Professional

Sandi Morris at the 2018 USATF Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
Representing the  United States
2022 2022 World Athletics Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd Pole Vault 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) WL
World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Pole Vault 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan T-16th Pole Vault 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd Pole Vault 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st Pole Vault 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) CR
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd Pole Vault 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd Pole Vault 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)
World Indoor Championships Portland, OR, United States 2nd Pole Vault 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 4th Pole Vault 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
2014 NACAC U23 Championships Kamloops, Canada 1st Pole Vault 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)[9] CR
2011 Pan American U20 Championships Miramar, FL, United States 2nd Pole Vault 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Representing Puma
2022 USATF Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st Pole Vault 4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)
USATF Indoor Championships Spokane, Washington 1st Pole Vault 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
2021 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 3rd Pole Vault 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
Representing Nike
2020 USATF Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st Pole Vault 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)[10]
2019 USATF Championships Des Moines, Iowa 1st Pole Vault 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)[11]
2018 USATF Championships Des Moines, Iowa 1st Pole Vault 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)[12]
USATF Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 2nd Pole Vault 4.86 m (15 ft 11 in)[13]
2017 USATF Championships Sacramento, California 1st Pole Vault 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)[14]
USATF Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st Pole Vault 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
2016 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 2nd Pole Vault 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
USATF Indoor Championships Portland, Oregon 1st Pole Vault 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in)[15]
2015 USATF Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd Pole Vault 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)[16]
Representing the Arkansas Razorbacks
2014 USATF Championships Sacramento, California 2nd Pole Vault 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)[17]
USATF Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 4th Pole Vault 4.51 m (14 ft 10 in)[18]
Representing the North Carolina Tar Heels
2011 USATF U20 Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd Pole Vault 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)[19]
Representing Greenville High School
2010 USATF Junior Olympics Sacramento, California 1st Pole Vault 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)[20]
2009 USATF Junior Olympics Greensboro, North Carolina 5th Pole Vault 3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)[21]

Morris won 2017 Drake Relays Pole vault title in 4.72 m (15 ft 6 in).[22][23]

NCAA

Year SEC indoor
Track and Field
Championships		 NCAA indoor
Track and Field
Championships		 SEC Outdoor
Track and Field
Championships		 NCAA Outdoor
Track and Field
Championships
Representing the Arkansas Razorbacks
2015 4.66 m (15 ft 3 in) 1st 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
1st NCAA Record[24]		 4.72 m (15 ft 6 in) 1st 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) 2nd
2014 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in) 1st 4.35 m (14 ft 3 in) 4th
2013 4.18 m (13 ft 9 in) 2nd 4.35 m (14 ft 3 in) 4th
Representing the North Carolina Tar Heels
Year ACC indoor NCAA indoor ACC Outdoor NCAA Outdoor
2012 4.01 m (13 ft 2 in) 4th 4.20 m (13 ft 9 in) 11th NH 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) 11th
2011 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) 4th 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) 11th 3.95 m (13 ft 0 in) 3rd

[25][26][27]

High school

Morris won 2009 and 2010 South Carolina High School League 3A state pole vault titles. Morris is a graduate of Greenville High School where she was a record-setting pole vaulter and all-state volleyball player.[28] Morris was inducted into the Greenville County, SC Schools Hall of Fame in 2021.[29]

Year Region 2 State Outdoor
2010 1st 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in) 1st 3.83 m (12 ft 7 in)
2009 1st 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in) 1st 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in)

References

  1. ^ a b "Sandi Morris". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sandi Morris". IAAF. August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  3. ^ 2016 Doha Diamond League video of world leading jump in pole vault
  4. ^ Sandi Morris set for tilt at Isinbayeva's world record. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "Sandi Morris". iaaf.org. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "Sandi Morris joins exclusive 5-meter club at Van Damme". myrtlebeachonline.com. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "Smiling Thompson celebrates perfect dozen". sports.yahoo.com/. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "MORRIS JOINS FIVE-METRE CLUB IN BRUSSELS – IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE". iaaf.org. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  9. ^ 2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics Results
  10. ^ "2020 USA Track & Field – 2020 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results – Friday, February 14, 2020 - Saturday, February 15, 2020". Athletic.net. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "2019 USA Track & Field – 2019 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results – Thursday, July 25, 2019 - Sunday, July 28, 2019 Drake Stadium". Athletic.net. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  12. ^ "2018 USA Track & Field – 2018 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results – 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 Drake Stadium". USATF.org. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  13. ^ "2018 USA Track & Field – 2018 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results – 2/16/2018 to 2/18/2018". USATF.org. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "2017 Outdoor USA Track & Field – Results". USATF.org. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  15. ^ "2016 Indoor USA Track & Field – Results". usatf.org. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  16. ^ "2015 USA Track & Field – Results – FULL". usatf.org. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  17. ^ "2014 USA Track & Field – Complete Results". usatf.org. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  18. ^ "2014 Indoor USA Track & Field – Results". usatf.org. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  19. ^ "2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships". USATF.org. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  20. ^ "2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Young Women Division". USATF.org. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  21. ^ "2009 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Young Women Division". USATF.org. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  22. ^ "2017 Drake Relays (108th Drake Relays) Results at Drake University". Drake Bulldogs. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  23. ^ "Video of Winning Pole Vault jump at Drake Relays from SANDI MORRIS". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  24. ^ "Arkansas pole vaulter Sandi Morris sets NCAA record". Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  25. ^ "Sandi Morris at Arkansas". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  26. ^ "Sandi Morris at North Carolina". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  27. ^ "UNC Track & Field Bio SANDI MORRIS". UNC Tar Heel. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  28. ^ "Olympic medalist, Morris is Greenville Christmas Parade Grand Marshal". WSPA-TV. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  29. ^ Greenville County, South Carolina Hall of Fame Class of 2021 (including Morris) - accessed 6 February 2022.

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