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Courtney Lindsey

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Courtney Lindsey
Personal information
Born (1998-11-18) November 18, 1998 (age 25)
Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
EmployerNike
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 9.89 (Austin, 2023)
200m 19.71 (Nairobi, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2024 Nassau 4×100 m relay

Courtney Lindsey (born November 18, 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]

Early life

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Born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois,[2] he attended Rock Island High School. He used to train at a boxing gym in the Quad Cities operated by his step father. Lindsey began his collegiate career at Iowa Central Community College. In July 2019, he signed a letter of intent to transfer to Texas Tech University.[3][4]

Career

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In June 2023, competing for Texas Tech University, he ran a new personal best time of 10.02 in the heats of the NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 100m event in Austin, Texas. He then triumphed in the final, running a new personal best time of 9.89 seconds.[5] Although, his 4x100m relay team was disqualified at the same event,[6] he ran another new personal best of 19.86s to finish runner-up in the 200m race.[7]

Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, he reached the semi-finals of the 100m competition.[8] In the 200 metres, he beat Fred Kerley and Christian Coleman, amongst others, to finish in third place in the final in a new personal best time of 19.85 seconds.[9][10]

In July 2023, he made his debut in a Diamond League event, finishing seventh in Monaco in the 100 metres.[11] He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[12] Competing in the 200m 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 to Joseph Fahnbulleh.[13]

On 20 April 2024, he lowered his 200 m personal best to 19.71 seconds at high altitude at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya, setting a new track record which as of 10 September 2024 he holds jointly with Letsile Tebogo of Botswana.[14] He was selected to be part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays, taking place in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.[15] On 10 May 2024, he finished runner-up in the 200 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League.[16] He followed that with the runner-up spot at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic.[17]

He was included in the a United States relay pool for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a"Courtney Lindsey". World Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-lindsey-105778209/. Retrieved November 8, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Batterson, Steve (January 23, 2023). "Motivated Lindsey on a fast track at Texas Tech". qctimes. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "On the fast track: Rock Island graduate Courtney Lindsey sprinting to success". qconline. July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Battaglia, Joe (June 10, 2023). "Courtney Lindsey of Texas Tech Dips To Win 100m Title At NCAA Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Bloomquist, Bret (June 10, 2023). "Courtney Lindsey has stunning day at NCAA Championships as Texas Tech finishes sixth". Lubbockonline. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Jones, Tony (June 10, 2023). "Courtney Lindsey: From Rock Island To NCAA D1 100m Champion". il.milesplit.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "Men's 100m Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "Gabby Thomas sets best 200m time of year in US". au.sports.yahoo.com. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  10. ^ Sands, Rich (July 12, 2023). "USATF Men's 200 — Knighton's Third Team, First Win". trackandfieldnews. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  11. ^ "Results 100m Monaco Diamond League". Watch Athletics. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  12. ^ Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "Men's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  14. ^ Jiwani, Rory (April 20, 2024). "KIP KEINO CLASSIC 2024: KENNY BEDNAREK WINS 100M AS KATZBERG, MORAA, LINDSEY AND NDORI SET WORLD LEADS". Olympics.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  15. ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  16. ^ Collett, Jasmine (May 10, 2024). "Daryll Neita and Molly Caudery in winning form in Doha". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  17. ^ "2024 Prefontaine Classic: Sha'Carri Richardson Wins Big, Joe Kovacs Throws Far and Keely Hodgkinson Crushes Mary Moraa". Lets Run. May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  18. ^ Hutchison, Katelyn (July 9, 2024). "Team USA Announces Track & Field Roster For The Paris Olympics". Forbes. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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