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Alexis Holmes
Holmes in 2024
Personal information
Born (2000-01-28) January 28, 2000 (age 24)
Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400m
ClubNike
Turned pro2022
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 49.77 (Saint-Denis, Paris 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4×400 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 4×400 m mixed
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Glasgow 4x400m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Glasgow 400m
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2024 Nassau 4×400 m relay
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 San Jose 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 San Jose 400 m

Alexis Holmes (born January 28, 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres.[1]

Early life

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From Hamden, Connecticut,[2] Holmes attended Cheshire Academy.[3]

NCAA

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Holmes then attended Penn State and was named Big Ten women's freshman of the year in 2019[4] before transferring and graduating from the University of Kentucky in 2022.[5]

Running for the University of Kentucky, Holmes was part of a women's 4x400m relay team that set a new college record time.[6] They also won the NCAA Division 1 title in 2022.[7]


Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions (2018–2019)
Year Competition Position Event Time
2019 Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships 5th 200 m 23.74
1st 400 m 52.14
5th 4x400 m 3:41.39
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 4th 400 m 52.37
Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships 5th 200 m 23.83
1st 400 m 52.17
Representing the Kentucky Wildcats (2020–2022)
2020 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Indoor Track and Field Championships 1st 400 m 52.08
2nd 4x400 m 3:35.52
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships[8] All-American 400 m Cancelled by Covid-19
All-American 4x400 m
2022 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Indoor Track and Field Championships 1st 400 m 50.77
3rd 4x400 m 3:25.89
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 4th 400 m 51.50
3rd 4x400 m 3:28.77
Southeastern Conference (SEC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships 3rd 400 m 50.74
1st 4x400 m 3:21.93
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 4th 400 m 50.71
1st 4x400 m 3:22.55

Career

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Holmes ran a personal best 400m time of 50.32 in Memphis, Tennessee in August 2023.[9] She was selected for the American team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships and competed in the mixed 4x400 m relay.[10][11] She won a gold medal as the USA team set a new world record time of 3:08.80.[12] The world record time set by Holmes, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling and Justin Robinson was ratified by World Athletics in November 2023.[13] That month, a photograph taken of Holmes and Dutch athlete Femke Bol at the finish line taken by Sam Barnes was a finalist for the 2023 World Athletics Photograph of the Year award.[14]

In February 2024, she won the US national indoor title over 400 metres with a championship record time of 50.34 in New Mexico.[15] She competed in the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow and won the bronze medal in the final in a personal best time of 50.24 seconds.[16] She was part of the 4x400m relay team which won the silver medal in Glasgow.[17]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[18] She won the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on June 2, 2024.[19]

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, running a personal best time of 49.77 seconds to place sixth in the final.[20]

On September 26, 2024, she is scheduled to compete in Athlos, an upcoming woman-only track and field meeting at Icahn Stadium in New York City.[21]

International competitions

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Representing the  United States
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2019 Pan American U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 400 m 52.59
1st 4 x 400 m relay 3:24.04 WU20R
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Mixed 4 x 400 m relay 3:08.80 WR
– (h) 4 x 400 m relay DQ TR24.7
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd 400 m sh 50.24 PB
2nd 4 x 400 m relay sh 3:25.34
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4 x 400 m relay 3:21.70
Olympic Games Paris, France 6th 400 m 49.77 PB
1st 4 x 400 m relay 3:15.27 AR

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Little timed 57.46 s in the semi-finals. It would have been third result in the final.
  2. ^ "AROUND THE HORN: CA's Holmes named CT's top female track athlete after record-breaking performance at New Balance Nationals; Hunter women top Stanley GC in match play". Myrecordjournal.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Alexis Holmes '18 earns All-American honors". Cheshireacademy.org. April 22, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Alexis Holmes Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year". hopsusports. December 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Geoghegan, Zack (August 18, 2023). "Six former Kentucky T&F stars set to compete at World Athletics Championships". on3.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  6. ^ Wireman, Amthony (May 15, 2022). "THEIR SPORTS Kentucky women's 4x400m relay team breaks collegiate record".
  7. ^ Hale, Jon (June 12, 2022). "Kentucky track star Abby Steiner breaks collegiate record to win national title". Louisville Courier Journal.
  8. ^ 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships start lists NCAA
  9. ^ Hollobaugh, Jeff (August 7, 2023). "ATL Murphey Classic — Wiley Impresses Over 800". Trackandfieldnews. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "USA names team of 139 for WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  11. ^ Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "USA breaks mixed 4x400m world record in Budapest". World Athletics. August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  13. ^ "Ratified: USA's world mixed 4x400m record". World Athletics. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "Finalists announced for 2023 World Athletics Photograph of the Year". World Athletics. November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "Lyles pips Coleman in 60m thriller at US Champs". Athletics Weekly. February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  16. ^ "Women's 400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  17. ^ "Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  18. ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  19. ^ Johnson, Robert (June 2, 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  20. ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  21. ^ "ATHLOS NYC : Sept 26, 2024 - Speed Has A New Sound". ATHLOS NYC : Sept 26, 2024 - Speed Has A New Sound. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
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