Courtney_Lindsey

Courtney Lindsey

Courtney Lindsey

American athlete

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

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Early life

Born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois,[2] he attended Rock Island High School. He used to train at a boxing 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

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 200m personal best to 19.71 seconds at high altitude at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya.[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]

References

  1. [1]
    a"Courtney Lindsey". World Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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    https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-lindsey-105778209/. Retrieved November 8, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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    Batterson, Steve (January 23, 2023). "Motivated Lindsey on a fast track at Texas Tech". qctimes. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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    "On the fast track: Rock Island graduate Courtney Lindsey sprinting to success". qconline. July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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    Battaglia, Joe (June 10, 2023). "Courtney Lindsey of Texas Tech Dips To Win 100m Title At NCAA Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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    Bloomquist, Bret (June 10, 2023). "Courtney Lindsey has stunning day at NCAA Championships as Texas Tech finishes sixth". Lubbockonline. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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    Jones, Tony (June 10, 2023). "Courtney Lindsey: From Rock Island To NCAA D1 100m Champion". il.milesplit.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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    "Men's 100m Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
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    "Gabby Thomas sets best 200m time of year in US". au.sports.yahoo.com. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
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    Sands, Rich (July 12, 2023). "USATF Men's 200 — Knighton's Third Team, First Win". trackandfieldnews. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
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    "Results 100m Monaco Diamond League". Watch Athletics. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
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    Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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    "Men's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  14. [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.
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    "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
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    Collett, Jasmine (May 10, 2024). "Daryll Neita and Molly Caudery in winning form in Doha". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
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