Courtney Lindsey

Lindsey at the2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat.
Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1998-11-18)November 18, 1998 (age 26) Rock Island,Illinois, U.S.
Employer	Nike
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personalbest(s)	100 m: 9.82 (Eugene, 2025) 200 m 19.71 (Nairobi, 2024)
Medal record Men'sathletics Representingthe United States World Championships 2025 Tokyo 4 × 100 m relay World Relays 2024 Nassau 4 × 100 m relay 2025 Guangzhou 4 × 100 m relay

Courtney Lindsey (born November 18, 1998) is an Americantrack and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.^[2]

Born and raised inRock Island, Illinois,^[3] he attendedRock Island High School. He used to train at aboxing gym in theQuad Cities operated by his step father. Lindsey began his collegiate career atIowa Central Community College. In July 2019, he signed a letter of intent to transfer toTexas Tech University.^[4][5]

In June 2023, competing forTexas Tech University, he ran a new personal best time of 10.02 in the heats of theNCAA Outdoor Championship in the 100 m event inAustin, Texas. He then triumphed in the final, running a new personal best time of 9.89 seconds.^[6] Although, his 4 × 100 m relay team was disqualified at the same event,^[7] he ran another new personal best of 19.86s to finish runner-up in the 200m race.^[8]

Competing at the2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, inEugene, Oregon, he reached the semi-finals of the 100 m competition.^[9] In the 200 metres, he beatFred Kerley andChristian Coleman, amongst others, to finish in third place in the final in a new personal best time of 19.85 seconds.^[10][11]

In July 2023, he made his debut in aDiamond League event, finishing seventh inMonaco in the 100 metres.^[12] He was selected for the2023 World Athletics Championships inBudapest in August 2023.^[13] Competing in the200m in Budapest he qualified for the semi-finals where he ran 20.22, missing out on a spot in the final by 1 hundredth of a second toJoseph Fahnbulleh.^[14]

On 20 April 2024, he lowered his 200 m personal best to 19.71 seconds at high altitude at theKip Keino Classic inNairobi, Kenya, setting a new track record which as of 10 September 2024 he holds jointly withLetsile Tebogo ofBotswana.^[15] He was selected to be part of the American team for the2024 World Athletics Relays, taking place inNassau, Bahamas in May 2024.^[16] On 10 May 2024, he finished runner-up in the 200 metres at the2024 Doha Diamond League.^[17] He followed that with the runner-up spot at the2024 Prefontaine Classic.^[18]

He competed in the United States men's 4 × 100 metres relay team at the2024 Paris Olympics.^[19][20]

Lindsey was invited as a challenger to the inaugural2025 Grand Slam Track meeting in Jamaica. He placed 5th in the 100 m race there on April 4.^[21] On 24 April 2025, he was named in the American team for the2025 World Athletics Relays inGuangzhou, China in May 2025.^[22] He ran as part of the men's 4 × 100 m relay team which won their heat and qualified a team for the World Championships before finishing in second place overall.^[23][24] In May 2025, he finished second in the 200 metres race at the2025 Doha Diamond League 0.01 seconds behind reigning Olynpic champion Letsile Tebogo.^[25] The following week he ran 20.04 seconds (0.4m/s) to win the 200 metres at the2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, also part of the2025 Diamond League.^[26] He ran 19.87 seconds to place second in the 200 metres at the2025 Prefontaine Classic.^[27]

He reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, winning his heat in 10.05 seconds ahead of Christian Coleman andBrandon Hicklin. After winning his semi-final the following day, he lowered his personal best in the final to 9.82 seconds as he ran to a second place finish behindKenny Bednarek.^[28][29] At the same championships, he reached the final of the 200 metres, placing fourth overall.^[30]

In September 2025, he was a semi-finalist in the 100 metres at the2025 World Championships inTokyo, Japan.^[31] He also ran in themen's 200 metres, reaching the semi-finals and won a gold medal in themen's 4 x 100 metres relay at the championships.^[32][33]

• Courtney Lindsey atWorld Athletics
• Courtney Lindsey atwww.USATF.org
• Courtney Lindsey atTeam USA
• Courtney Lindsey atOlympics.com

• 1998 births
• Living people
• American men sprinters
• Track and field athletes from Illinois
• Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes
• Iowa Central Tritons men's track and field athletes
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• 21st-century American sportsmen
• Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
• World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
• World Athletics Championships winners

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