.jpg) Morris at the2019 World Athletics Championships inDoha | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1992-07-08)July 8, 1992 (age 33) 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 | Bryan Compton, University of Arkansas |
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| Highest world ranking | 1 (weeks 45) |
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Sandi Morris (born July 8, 1992) is an Americanpole vaulter.[2] She won the silver medal in thepole vault event at the2016 Summer Olympics. She also won silver at thepole vault event at the2017 World Championships in Athletics and anothersilver at the2019 World Championships in Athletics. In 2018 she won gold at theWorld Indoor Championships.
Morris has a personal best vault of 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) indoor, set on March 12, 2016, inPortland, 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 atRice University breakingJennifer Suhr'sAmerican outdoor record in the pole vault. Morris cleared 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in) at 2016IAAF Diamond LeagueMemorial Van Damme in Brussels on September 9, 2016, to set theU.S. women's outdoor pole vault record.[6][7][8]
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Morris won 2017Drake RelaysPole vault title in 4.72 m (15 ft 6 in).[22][23]
| 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 | ||
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| Representing theArkansas 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 theNorth 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 | |||
Morris won 2009 and 2010South Carolina High School League 3A state pole vault titles. Morris is a graduate ofGreenville 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 |
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| 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) |
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