American athlete (born 1998)
Christopher Nilsen (born January 13, 1998) is an American athlete specialising inpole vault andhigh jump . He won the silver medal at the2020 Summer Olympics in thepole vault event with a jump of 5.97 m (19 ft 7 in).
Nilsen graduated fromPark Hill High School inKansas City, Missouri .[ 2] Kansas City, Missouri . Nilsen set theUnited States high school record in the pole vault at the Missouri Class 5 sectional meet with a clearance of 5.61 m (18 ft 5 in).[citation needed
Nilsen won 2016Kansas Relays pole vault.[citation needed
Nilsen attended theUniversity of South Dakota .[ 3]
Nilsen is a six-timeNCAA Division I First Team All-American , and a three-timeNCAA Track and field Pole vault champion.[ 4] South Dakota Coyotes school records in the Pole vault indoor 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in) and outdoor 5.86 m (19 ft 3 in).[ 5]
Nilsen setAmerican & NACAC outdoor pole vault U-20 record 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in) andAmerican & NACAC indoor pole vault U-20 record 5.70 m (18 ft 8 in).
Nilsen honored as 2017 Summit League Indoor Field Athlete of the Year and 2017 Summit League Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. Nilsen honored onThe Bowerman Watch List throughout the 2017 outdoor season.
Nilsen won 2018Texas Relays clearing 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in), later battledSam Kendricks at 2018Drake Relays where he cleared 5.78 m (19 ft 0 in) and described the competition inDes Moines, Iowa toSioux City Journal .[ 6]
Nilsen placed second at2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and won the pole vault title in anNCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships meet record at2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships .
Nilsen wonSummit League student-athlete of the week honors for the 9th time in 2019.[ 7] South Dakota ’s Chris Nilsen captured the men’s most outstanding performer of the championship accolade after capturing his third consecutive league pole vault title with a meet record vault of 5.81 m (19 ft 1 in).[ 8]
Nilsen jumped a then indoor personal best of 5.93 m (19 ft 5 in) at the Devaney Sports Complex in February 2020. This jump represented anIndoor NCAA Collegiate record , previously held byLSU FreshmanMondo Duplantis , which stood until in February 2021KC Lightfoot cleared 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in).
RepresentingSouth Dakota Coyotes School Year Summit League Indoor track and field NCAA Division I Indoor track and field Summit League Outdoor Track and Field NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field 2017 Freshman Pole Vault 1st, Pole Vault 1st, Pole Vault 1st, Pole Vault 3rd, 2018 Sophomore Pole Vault 2nd, Pole Vault 2nd, Pole Vault 1st, Pole Vault 1st, CR[ 9] High Jump 6th, High Jump 10th, 2019 Junior Pole Vault 1st, Pole Vault 2nd, Pole Vault 1st, Pole Vault 1st, MR2020 Senior Pole Vault 1st, High Jump 6th,
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Nilsen began competing forSouth Dakota Coyotes and inVermillion, South Dakota under coachDerek Miles in Fall 2016.[ 11]
In London at2017 World Championships in Athletics , Nilsen cleared 5.60 m (18 ft 4 in) in thePole Vault to place 13th.[ 12]
Nilsen won gold in the pole vault at the2019 Pan Am Games inLima, Peru after clearing 5.76 m (18 ft 11 in).
Nilsen began his professional career as a Nike sponsored athlete in July, 2020. He is currently working with his agent Karen Locke.
On June 21, 2021, Nilsen was the only pole vaulter to clear 5.90 m (19 ft 4 in) at the 2020 Olympic Trials, cementing his first place win and getting him a spot on the Olympic team, alongsideSam Kendricks andKC Lightfoot . He won thesilver medal at theOlympic games inTokyo with a jump of 5.97 m (19 ft 7 in), improving his personal best by two centimeters.[ 13] Armand Duplantis . He compared the competition against Duplantis that evening as being a regularfootballer "trying to emulateLionel Messi orCristiano Ronaldo " and that his superiority over the world's best pole vaulters was "impressive and ridiculous".[ 14]
Nilsen jumped an indoorNorth American Record of 6.02 m (19 ft 9 in) on 5 February 2022 at Golden Pole Vault Special Meeting in Tourcoing, France.[ 15]
^a b c "Chris Nilsen" .teamusa.org .USOC . Archived fromthe original on June 29, 2020. RetrievedMarch 31, 2022 .^ "Watch: Former Park Hill athlete Chris Nilsen claims No. 1 pole vault in NCAA" .Kansascity.com . February 6, 2017. RetrievedJune 6, 2018 .^ "Chris Nilsen University of South Dakota Track and Field 2017 Profile" .South Dakota Coyotes . RetrievedJune 6, 2018 .^ "CHRIS NILSEN SOUTH DAKOTA Track and Field Results" . RetrievedJune 6, 2018 .^ "South Dakota Coyotes Track and Field Records" . RetrievedJune 6, 2018 .^ JEFF BUDLONG (April 29, 2018)."South Dakota's Chris Nilsen continues to impress" . RetrievedJune 6, 2018 . ^ "South Dakota junior Chris Nilsen has been named the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week" . April 23, 2019. RetrievedJune 5, 2019 .^ "NDSU Men, Women Sweep Summit League Track & Field Championships" .KVRR-TV . RetrievedJune 5, 2019 .^ "Men Pole vault Final NCAA Division I Championships Historic Hayward Field – Eugene, OR - June 6, 2018" . RetrievedJune 6, 2018 .^ "Chris Nilsen Track and Field results from South Dakota and professional championships" . RetrievedJune 6, 2018 .^ "South Dakota Coyotes 2018 Track and Field Coach Derek Miles" . RetrievedJune 6, 2018 .^ "16th IAAF World Championships August 4 - August 13, 2017 - London Stadium - London, UK" . RetrievedJune 6, 2018 .^ "Athletics-Sweden's Duplantis soars to pole vault gold" .Reuters . August 3, 2021. RetrievedAugust 3, 2021 .^ "Christopher Nilsen slår tillbaka mot hatet mot Armand Duplantis" (in Swedish).Expressen . August 3, 2021. RetrievedAugust 3, 2021 .^ University of South Dakota alumnus Chris Nilsen breaks American indoor pole vault record Yahoo Michael McCleary,Sioux Falls Argus Leader ^ "2018 USATF Championships Male Pole Vault Results - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018" . RetrievedJuly 10, 2018 .^ "2017 USATF Championships Results - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California" . RetrievedJune 6, 2018 .^ "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field Results - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 Eugene, Oregon" . RetrievedJune 6, 2018 .
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Qualification Women's track Sha'Carri Richardson Women's 100mBrittany Brown Women's 100mTamari Davis Women's 100mGabby Thomas Women's 200mSha'Carri Richardson Women's 200mKayla White Women's 200mBritton Wilson Women's 400mTalitha Diggs Women's 400mLynna Irby-Jackson Women's 400mAthing Mu Women's 800mNia Akins Women's 800mRaevyn Rogers Women's 800mKaela Edwards Women's 800mNikki Hiltz Women's 1,500mCory McGee Women's 1,500mSinclaire Johnson Women's 1,500mKrissy Gear Women's 3,000m SteeplechaseEmma Coburn Women's 3,000m SteeplechaseCourtney Wayment Women's 3,000m SteeplechaseElise Cranny Women's 5,000mAlicia Monson Women's 5,000mNatosha Rogers Women's 5,000mAlicia Monson Women's 10,000mNatosha Rogers Women's 10,000mElise Cranny Women's 10,000mMiranda Melville Women's 35km Race WalkMaria Michta-Coffey Women's 35km Race WalkStephanie Casey Women's 35km Race WalkKeira D'Amato Women's MarathonSusanna Sullivan Women's MarathonLindsay Flanagan Women's MarathonNia Ali Women's 100m HurdlesKeni Harrison Women's 100m HurdlesMasai Russell Women's 100m HurdlesShamier Little Women's 400m HurdlesDalilah Muhammad Women's 400m HurdlesAnna Cockrell Women's 400m HurdlesTamara Clark Women's 4x100m Relay poolMelissa Jefferson Women's 4x100m Relay poolTwanisha Terry Women's 4x100m Relay poolLynna Irby-Jackson Women's 4x400m Relay poolRosey Effiong Women's 4x400m Relay poolMakenzie Dunmore Women's 4x400m Relay poolAlexis Holmes Mixed 4x400m Relay poolQuanera Hayes Mixed 4x400m Relay poolWomen's field athletes Men's track Fred Kerley Men's 100mCravont Charleston Men's 100mChristian Coleman Men's 100mNoah Lyles Men's 100mNoah Lyles Men's 200mErriyon Knighton Men's 200mKenny Bednarek Men's 200mCourtney Lindsey Men's 200mMichael Norman Men's 400mBryce Deadmon Men's 400mVernon Norwood Men's 400mQuincy Hall Men's 400mBryce Hoppel Men's 800mIsaiah Harris Men's 800mClayton Murphy Men's 800mYared Nuguse Men's 1,500mCole Hocker Men's 1,500mJoe Waskom Men's 1,500mKenneth Rooks Men's 3,000m SteeplechaseBenard Keter Men's 3,000m SteeplechaseIsaac Updike Men's 3,000m SteeplechaseAbdihamid Nur Men's 5,000mPaul Chelimo Men's 5,000mSean McGorty Men's 5,000mWoody Kincaid Men's 10,000mJoe Klecker Men's 10,000mSean McGorty Men's 10,000mNick Christie Men's 20km Race WalkZach Panning Men's MarathonElkanah Kibet Men's MarathonNico Montanez Men's MarathonGrant Holloway Men's 110m HurdlesDaniel Roberts Men's 110m HurdlesCordell Tinch Men's 110m HurdlesFreddie Crittenden Men's 110m HurdlesRai Benjamin Men's 400m HurdlesTrevor Bassitt Men's 400m HurdlesCJ Allen Men's 400m HurdlesBrandon Carnes Men's 4x100m Relay poolJ.T. Smith Men's 4x100m Relay poolJustin Robinson Men's 4x400m Relay poolRyan Willie Men's 4x400m Relay poolMatthew Boling Men's 4x400m Relay poolChris Bailey Mixed 4x400m Relay poolMen's field athletes Coaches and staff Dena Evans Women’s Head Coach - Distance Kevin Reid Men’s Head Coach - Jumps/Multis Pam Marquez Women’s Assistant Coach - Jumps/Multis Terrence Mahon Men’s Assistant Coach - DistanceApril Smith Women’s Assistant Coach - Throws Kibwé Johnson Men’s Assistant Coach - ThrowsJoel Brown Women’s Assistant Coach - Sprints/HurdlesAllen Johnson Men’s Assistant Coach - Sprints/HurdlesJennifer Nanista-Stephens Women’s Head Manager Clif McKenzie Men’s Head Manager Mechelle Lewis-Freeman Women’s Head Relay CoachMike Marsh Men’s Head Relay CoachBlake Boldon Event Manager Wendy Truvillion Event Manager Dustin Williams Co-head ATC Christie-Lee Coad Co-head ATC Yolanda Lawrence ATC Harris Patel PT/ATC Jerrica Thomas PT Chris Yee LMT Chris Thomas LMT Karen Standley LMT Asdrubal Lopez DC Connie Hayes DC Monique Burton MD Amadeus Mason MD Chris Stanley Sport Psychologist Sean McCann USOPC Sport Psychologist Alicia Glass USOPC Dietician Jade Lee Nutrition
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Pole vault for distance Pole vault 1906 :Alfred Carlton Gilbert 1907 :Claude Allen 1908 :Charles Vezin Jr. 1909 :William Happeny (CAN) ,Harry Babcock (2nd)1910 :William Happeny (CAN) ,Theodore Babcock (2nd)1911 :Gordon Dukes 1925 :Paul Jones 1926 :Charles Hoff (NOR) ,Edwin Myers (2nd)1927 :Sabin Carr 1928 :Sabin Carr 1929 :Fred Sturdy 1930 :Fred Sturdy 1931 :Fred Sturdy 1932 :Fred Sturdy 1933 :Keith Brown ,Frank Pierce 1934 :Bill Graber 1935 :Ray Lowry ,Eldon Stutzman ,Oscar Sutermeister 1936 :David Hunn 1937 :Earle Meadows 1938 :Richard Ganslen 1939 :Cornelius Warmerdam 1940 :Earle Meadows 1941 :Earle Meadows 1942 :Boo Morcom 1943 :Cornelius Warmerdam 1944 :Jack DeField 1945 :Bill Moore 1946 :Bill Moore 1947 :Guinn Smith 1948 :Bob Richards 1949 :Boo Morcom 1950 :Bob Richards 1951 :Bob Richards 1952 :Bob Richards 1953 :Bob Richards 1954 :Jerry Welbourn 1955 :Bob Richards 1956 :Don Bragg ,Bob Richards 1957 :Bob Richards 1958 :Don Bragg ,Bob Gutowski 1959 :Don Bragg 1960 :Don Bragg 1961 :Don Bragg 1962 :Henry Wadsworth 1963 :Dave Tork 1964 :John Uelses 1965 :Billy Gene Pemelton 1966 :Bob Seagren 1967 :Bob Seagren 1968 :Dennis Phillips 1969 :Peter Chen 1970 :Bob Seagren 1971 :Dick Railsback 1972 :Kjell Isaksson (SWE) ,Steve Smith (3rd)1973 :Steve Smith 1974 :Vic Dias 1975 :Roland Carter 1976 :Roland Carter 1977 :Larry Jessee 1978 :Larry Jessee 1979 :Dan Ripley 1980 :Earl Bell 1981 :Thierry Vigneron (FRA) ,Dan Ripley (3rd)1982 :Billy Olson 1983 :Billy Olson 1984 :Sergey Bubka (URS) ,Earl Bell (3rd)1985 :Doug Lytle 1986 :Sergey Bubka (URS) ,Brad Pursley (5th)1987 :Earl Bell 1988 :Radion Gataullin (URS) ,Dave Kenworthy (2nd)1989 :Radion Gataullin (URS) ,Billy Olson (2nd)1990 :István Bagyula (HUN) ,Tim Bright (2nd)1991 :Kory Tarpenning 1992 :Dean Starkey 1993 :Greg West 1994 :Kory Tarpenning 1995 :Nick Hysong 1996 :Pat Manson 1997 :Lawrence Johnson 1998 :Scott Hennig 1999 :Jeff Hartwig 2000 :Lawrence Johnson 2001 :Lawrence Johnson 2002 :Timothy Mack 2003 :Derek Miles 2004 :Toby Stevenson 2005 :Brad Walker 2006 :Brad Walker 2007 :Jeff Hartwig 2008 :Brad Walker 2009 :Jeremy Scott 2010 :Timothy Mack 2011 :Mark Hollis 2012 :Brad Walker 2013 :Jordan Scott 2014 :Mark Hollis 2015 :Sam Kendricks 2016 :Sam Kendricks 2017 :Sam Kendricks 2018 :Scott Houston 2019 :Andrew Irwin 2020 :Matt Ludwig 2022 :Chris Nilsen 2023 :Sam Kendricks 2024 :Chris Nilsen Notes
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic .
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