Sandi Morris

Sandi Morris (born July 8, 1992) is an American pole vault record holder.^[2] She won the silver medal in the pole vault event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also won silver at the pole vault event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and another silver at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics. In 2018 she won gold at the World Indoor Championships. Morris has a personal best vault of 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) indoor, set on March 12, 2016, in Portland, 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 at Rice University breaking Jennifer Suhr's American outdoor record in the pole vault. Morris cleared 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in) at 2016 IAAF Diamond League Memorial Van Damme in Brussels on September 9, 2016, to set the U.S. women's outdoor pole vault record.^[6][7][8]

Sandi Morris

Morris at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha
Personal information
Born	(1992-07-08) July 8, 1992 (age 32) 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
Sport
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
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1 (weeks 45)
Personal bests	5.00 m (16 ft 5 in) NR (Brussels 2016) Indoors 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) (Portland 2016)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Pole vault World Championships 2017 London Pole vault 2019 Doha Pole vault 2022 Eugene Pole vault World Indoor Championships 2018 Birmingham Pole vault 2022 Belgrade Pole vault 2016 Portland Pole vault NACAC Championships 2018 Toronto Pole Vault NACAC Under-23 Championships 2014 Kamloops Pole vault Pan American Junior Championships 2011 Miramar Pole Vault

Professional

Sandi Morris at the 2018 USATF Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
Representing the  United States
2022	2022 World Athletics Championships	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	Pole Vault	4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) WL
	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	Pole Vault	4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	T-16th	Pole Vault	4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Pole Vault	4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	1st	Pole Vault	4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) CR
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	2nd	Pole Vault	4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	Pole Vault	4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)
	World Indoor Championships	Portland, OR, United States	2nd	Pole Vault	4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	4th	Pole Vault	4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
2014	NACAC U23 Championships	Kamloops, Canada	1st	Pole Vault	4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)[9] CR
2011	Pan American U20 Championships	Miramar, FL, United States	2nd	Pole Vault	4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Representing Puma
2022	USATF Championships	Eugene, Oregon	1st	Pole Vault	4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)
	USATF Indoor Championships	Spokane, Washington	1st	Pole Vault	4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
2021	US Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	3rd	Pole Vault	4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
Representing Nike
2020	USATF Indoor Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	1st	Pole Vault	4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)[10]
2019	USATF Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	1st	Pole Vault	4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)[11]
2018	USATF Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	1st	Pole Vault	4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)[12]
	USATF Indoor Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	2nd	Pole Vault	4.86 m (15 ft 11 in)[13]
2017	USATF Championships	Sacramento, California	1st	Pole Vault	4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)[14]
	USATF Indoor Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	1st	Pole Vault	4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
2016	US Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	Pole Vault	4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
	USATF Indoor Championships	Portland, Oregon	1st	Pole Vault	4.95 m (16 ft 3 in)[15]
2015	USATF Championships	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	Pole Vault	4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)[16]
Representing the Arkansas Razorbacks
2014	USATF Championships	Sacramento, California	2nd	Pole Vault	4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)[17]
	USATF Indoor Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	4th	Pole Vault	4.51 m (14 ft 10 in)[18]
Representing the North Carolina Tar Heels
2011	USATF U20 Championships	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	Pole Vault	4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)[19]
Representing Greenville High School
2010	USATF Junior Olympics	Sacramento, California	1st	Pole Vault	4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)[20]
2009	USATF Junior Olympics	Greensboro, North Carolina	5th	Pole Vault	3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)[21]

Morris won 2017 Drake Relays Pole vault title in 4.72 m (15 ft 6 in).^[22][23]

NCAA

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
Representing the Arkansas 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 the North 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

^[25][26][27]

High school

Morris won 2009 and 2010 South Carolina High School League 3A state pole vault titles. Morris is a graduate of Greenville 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
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)

See also

• Five metres club