(1996-03-08) March 8, 1996 (age 28) Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Sport
Track and field
Event
400 metres
College team
USC Trojans
Club
New Balance
Turned pro
2018
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
400 m: 49.99 (Stanford, CA 2018)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo
4×400 m relay
2020 Tokyo
4×400 m mixed
World Championships
2017 London
4×400 m relay
2019 Doha
4×400 m relay
World Athletics Relays
2024 Nassau
4×400 m relay
Pan American U20 Championships
2015 Edmonton
4×400 m relay
2015 Edmonton
400 m
Kendall Ellis (born March 8, 1996) is an American sprinter.[1] Ellis won gold in the 4x400 m relay and bronze in the Mixed 4x400 metres at the Tokyo Olympics. She competed in the 400 meters at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships, winning gold medals as a part of prelim 4×400 m relays. As a junior, Ellis took gold in the 4×400 m relay and bronze in the 400 meters at the 2015 Pan American Junior Championships.[2]
On June 10, 2018, she gained widespread distinction after her come from behind victory in the 1600 meter relay at the NCAA Track and Field Championships. She caught Purdue's Jaheya Mitchel at the finish line, giving University of Southern California the team event and its second women's track and field national title in program history.[3] Ellis is a 3-time NCAA champion, 14-time NCAA Division I All-American, 7-time Pac-12 Conference champion and 5-time Mountain Pacific Sports Federation champion. Ellis set 2 NCAA indoor track and field records, a North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association indoor 400 meters record and United States collegiate records in 400 m and 4 x 400 m relay.
^"Kendall Ellis". IAAF. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^"400 Metres women". IAAF. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^"The USC runner whose title-winning relay went viral? Her career began in South Florida". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
KendallEllis (born March 8, 1996) is an American sprinter. Ellis won gold in the 4x400 m relay and bronze in the Mixed 4x400 metres at the Tokyo Olympics...
Shannon Rowbury 4:27.92 Leg 1 (1200m) Heather McLean 3:14.92 Leg 2 (400m) KendallEllis 52.04 Leg 3 (800m) Roisin Willis 2:03.29 Leg 4 (1600m) Elle Purrier...
United States Sydney McLaughlin Allyson Felix Dalilah Muhammad Athing Mu KendallEllis* Lynna Irby* Wadeline Jonathas* Kaylin Whitney* 3:16.85 SB Poland Natalia...
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2023 Lubbock 18 50.34 Christine Amertil Bahamas 12 March 2006 Moscow KendallEllis United States 10 March 2018 College Station 20 50.36 Sydney McLaughlin...
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Coburn Valerie Constien Elise Cranny Gabbi Cunningham Teahna Daniels KendallEllis Allyson Felix Courtney Frerichs English Gardner Kendra Harrison Quanera...
On April 15, 2022 an American team consisting of Heather MacLean, KendallEllis, Roisin Willis and Elle Purrier St. Pierre set the current best indoor...
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Coburn Valerie Constien Elise Cranny Gabbi Cunningham Teahna Daniels KendallEllis Allyson Felix Courtney Frerichs English Gardner Kendra Harrison Quanera...
United States Sydney McLaughlin Allyson Felix Dalilah Muhammad Athing Mu KendallEllis Lynna Irby Wadeline Jonathas Kaylin Whitney Poland Natalia Kaczmarek...
Coburn Valerie Constien Elise Cranny Gabbi Cunningham Teahna Daniels KendallEllis Allyson Felix Courtney Frerichs English Gardner Kendra Harrison Quanera...
4, 2014 Krystal Sparling, Diamond Spaulding, Narinah Jean-Baptiste, KendallEllis 4 × 200 m relay 1:33.87 Long Beach Polytechnic High School Long Beach...
Coburn Valerie Constien Elise Cranny Gabbi Cunningham Teahna Daniels KendallEllis Allyson Felix Courtney Frerichs English Gardner Kendra Harrison Quanera...