(1992-09-07) September 7, 1992 (age 31) Oceanside, California, U.S.
Home town
Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.
Height
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Weight
175 lb (79 kg)[2]
Sport
Country
United States
Sport
Track and field
Event
Pole vault
College team
University of Mississippi
Club
Nike US Army UST-ESSX
Turned pro
2014
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Pole vault:
Outdoor
6.06 m (19 ft 10+1⁄2 in) AR (Des Moines 2019)
Indoor
5.90 m (19 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (Portland 2016)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Pole vault
World Championships
2017 London
Pole vault
2019 Doha
Pole vault
World Indoor Championships
2016 Portland
Pole vault
2018 Birmingham
Pole vault
2024 Glasgow
Pole vault
Diamond League
Winner
2017
Pole vault
Winner
2019
Pole vault
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan
Pole vault
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava
Pole vault
Sam Kendricks (born September 7, 1992) is an American pole vaulter.[1] He is a three-time indoor and six-time outdoor national champion (2014–2019), the 2016 Olympics bronze medalist,[3] and the 2017 and 2019 World Champion. In 2019, Kendricks set the American pole vault record at 6.06 m,[4][5] tying him with Steve Hooker for fourth all time. He later won the gold medal at the World Championships in Doha.
As of August 2016[update], Kendricks is a first lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve.[6]
^ ab"Sam Kendricks". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
^Sam Kendricks Archived August 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
^"Men Pole Vault SR". flashresults.com. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
^Shinn, Peggy (July 27, 2019). "Sam Kendricks Sets American Record And Wins Record Sixth Consecutive Pole Vault National Title". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^"Kendricks tops 6.06m in Des Moines| News | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^Hipps, Tim (August 18, 2016). "Army Reserve officer takes Olympic bronze in pole vault". www.army.mil. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
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in Nashville on June 2, 2023. This broke the record of 6.06 set by SamKendricks, the 2017 and 2019 World champion, in 2019. Lightfoot now ranks fourth...
Kendricks was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft and later played for the Los Angeles Chargers. Kendricks was...
Vault Men details Armand Duplantis (SWE) 6.01 m (19 ft 8+1⁄2 in) SamKendricks (USA) 5.91 m (19 ft 4+1⁄2 in) =SB Christopher Nilsen (USA) 5.81 m (19 ft...
Nilsen won 2018 Texas Relays clearing 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in), later battled SamKendricks at 2018 Drake Relays where he cleared 5.78 m (19 ft 0 in) and described...
South Korea 2.28 m Pole vault details Armand Duplantis Sweden 6.05 m SamKendricks United States 5.90 m Emmanouil Karalis Greece 5.85 m Long jump details...
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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...
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competed as an Olympian after bronze medalist and reigning world champion SamKendricks tested positive for COVID-19 and was declared out of the Tokyo Games...
Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-28. "SamKendricks won't defend world pole vault title; U.S. roster named". NBC Sports...
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