KC Lightfoot
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 11, 1999[1] Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | Pole vault |
| College team | Baylor University |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | Pole vault: |
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KC Lightfoot[3] (born November 11, 1999) is an American pole vaulter. He holds the American record with a clearance of 6.07 m (19 ft 11 in) at the Music City Track Carnival in Nashville on June 2, 2023. This broke the record of 6.06 set by Sam Kendricks, the 2017 and 2019 World champion, in 2019. Lightfoot now ranks fifth on the world all-time list behind Swedish-American Armand Duplantis (6.30 m outdoors, 6.27 m indoors, reigning Olympic and world champion), Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie (6.16 m indoors), Ukrainian Sergey Bubka (6.15 m indoors, 6.14 m outdoors) and Greek Emmanouil Karalis (6.08 m outdoors). He placed fourth at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Competition record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in) | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 15th | 5.60 m (18 ft 4 in) | |
US Track and field Championships
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | United States Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | Pole Vault | 5.85 m (19 ft 2 in) |
| 2019 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 3rd | Pole Vault | 5.76 m (18 ft 11 in) |
| 2018 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 13th | Pole Vault | NH @ 4.54 m (14 ft 11 in) |
| New Balance Indoor Nationals | New York, New York | 2nd | Pole Vault | 5.15 m (16 ft 11 in) | |
| 2017 | 2017 USA U20 Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 4th | Pole Vault | 5.15 m (16 ft 11 in) |
| New Balance Nationals Outdoor | Greensboro, North Carolina | 6th | Pole Vault | 4.81 m (15 ft 9 in) | |
| 2016 | USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 3rd | Pole Vault | 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in) |
He finished third at the 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a personal best jump of 5.76 m.
References
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Notes
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- KC Lightfoot profile at Baylor Bears
- KC Lightfoot – Baylor Bears at TFRRS
- KC Lightfoot results at Lee's Summit High School
- KC Lightfoot news at Vaulter Magazine
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- American men pole vaulters
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- Baylor Bears men's track and field athletes
- Track and field athletes from Missouri
- Sportspeople from Lee's Summit, Missouri
- Lee's Summit High School alumni
- United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field)
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Diamond League winners
- American pole vaulter stubs