Vashti Cunningham

Cunningham at the2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Born	(1998-01-18)January 18, 1998 (age 27) Las Vegas,Nevada, U.S.[1]
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2]
Weight	121 lb (55 kg)[2]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	High jump
Club	Nike
Turned pro	2016
Achievements and titles
Personalbest(s)	High jump outdoor: 2.02 m (6 ft7+1⁄2 in)(Chula Vista 2021) High jump indoor: 2.00 m (6 ft6+1⁄2 in)(Fayetteville 2021)
Medal record Women'sathletics Representingthe United States World Championships 2019 Doha High jump World Indoor Championships 2016 Portland High jump 2018 Birmingham High jump NACAC Championships 2025 Freeport High jump Pan American Junior Championships 2015 Edmonton High jump

Vashti Cunningham (born January 18, 1998) is an Americantrack and field athlete specializing in thehigh jump. She is the daughter of retiredNational Football League (NFL) quarterbackRandall Cunningham, niece of retired NFL fullbackSam Cunningham, and the younger sister ofRandall Cunningham II. Her mother is Felicity de Jager Cunningham, a former ballerina with theDance Theatre of Harlem.^[3] Vashti, like her brother two years ahead of her in school, jumped forBishop Gorman High School inLas Vegas, Nevada until March 2016 when she signed withNike. She announced at that time she intended to continue her education at a university while competing as a professional athlete.^[4]

On April 18, 2015, at theMt. SAC Relays inWalnut, California, Cunningham jumped 1.94 m (6 ft4+1⁄4 in),^[5] to set the newnational high school record. At age 17, that was also equal to the No. 4 world Youth mark (under 19 years old).^[6] At that date it was the No. 3 mark in the world in 2015.^[7] She was namedUSATF Athlete of the Week for that performance.^[8] On June 27, 2015, she won the U.S. Junior National Championship.^[9] A month later at the2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, she improved again, jumping 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in). That mark equaled theWorld Youth Best.

On March 12, 2016, Vashti jumped 1.99 m (6 ft6+1⁄4 in) while winning the2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships inPortland, Oregon.^[10] The mark established a newWorld Junior Record. At the time, just one week before the2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, which were held in the same facility in thePortland convention center, Cunningham's jump was the No. 1 jump in the world in 2016.^[11] Eight days later, she won theWorld Indoor Championship.

In March 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) to win at2017 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. On April 15, 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.94 m (6 ft4+1⁄4 in) to win inTorrance, California atMt. SAC Relays, two weeks later she jumped 1.95 m (6 ft4+3⁄4 in) to win atPenn Relays. Cunningham jumped 1.95 m (6 ft4+3⁄4 in) to place 3rd behind World ChampionMariya Lasitskene on May 27 in Eugene atIAAF Diamond League 2017Prefontaine Classic. On June 23, Cunningham jumped 1.99 m (6 ft6+1⁄4 in) to win in2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships atSacramento State University. On July 9, 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.97 m (6 ft5+1⁄2 in) to place 2nd at LondonMüller Anniversary Games. On July 21, 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.97 m (6 ft5+1⁄2 in) to place 3rd atIAAF Diamond League 2017Herculis inFontvieille, Monaco. On August 12, 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.92 m (6 ft3+1⁄2 in) to place 10th atWorld Championships.

On February 18, 2018, Cunningham jumped 1.97 m (6 ft5+1⁄2 in) to win third consecutive high jump indoor title and 4th US senior title at2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships inAlbuquerque, New Mexico. On March 1, Cunningham jumped 1.93 m (6 ft3+3⁄4 in) to place second behind World ChampionMariya Lasitskene inhigh jump at2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships inBirmingham, United Kingdom.

On July 7, 2023, Vashti Cunningham claimed her 13th U.S. high jump title with a victory at the U.S. outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the United States
2015	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, Alberta	1st	1.96 m[a]
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, Oregon	1st	1.96 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th	1.88 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	10th	1.92 m
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	2nd	1.93 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	2.00 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	6th	1.96 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	18th (q)	1.86 m
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	1st	1.92 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	11th	1.90 m
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	―	DNS
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	5th	1.95 m
2025	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	10th	1.85 m
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	2nd	1.91 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	17th (q)	1.88 m

^aPan American junior championships record andworld youth record

^aAmerican junior record

^bAmerican junior outdoor record

• Vashti Cunningham atWorld Athletics
• Vashti Cunningham atwww.USATF.org
• Vashti Cunningham atTeam USA (archive July 11, 2022)
• Vashti Cunningham atOlympics.com
• Vashti Cunningham atOlympedia
• Vashti Cunningham at theParis 2024 Summer Olympics (archived,alternate link)
• Olympic hopeful high jumper sets sights on Rio from National Public Radio
• USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

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• Sportspeople from Las Vegas
• American women high jumpers
• Bishop Gorman High School alumni
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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• World Athletics Championships medalists
• Track and field athletes from Nevada
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• World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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