Alexis Holmes
American athlete (born 2000)
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| Born | (2000-01-28) January 28, 2000 (age 24) Hamden, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nike | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 49.77 (Saint-Denis, Paris 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexis Holmes (born January 28, 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres.[1]
Early life
From Hamden, Connecticut,[2] Holmes attended Cheshire Academy.[3]
NCAA
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]
Career
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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 6th | 400 metres | 49.77 | PB |
| 1st | 4x400 metres relay | 3:15.27 | AR |
See also
References
- ^ Little timed 57.46 s in the semi-finals. It would have been third result in the final.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Alexis Holmes '18 earns All-American honors". Cheshireacademy.org. April 22, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ "Alexis Holmes Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year". hopsusports. December 3, 2019.
- ^ Geoghegan, Zack (August 18, 2023). "Six former Kentucky T&F stars set to compete at World Athletics Championships". on3.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ Wireman, Amthony (May 15, 2022). "THEIR SPORTS Kentucky women's 4x400m relay team breaks collegiate record".
- ^ Hale, Jon (June 12, 2022). "Kentucky track star Abby Steiner breaks collegiate record to win national title". Louisville Courier Journal.
- ^ 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships start lists NCAA
- ^ Hollobaugh, Jeff (August 7, 2023). "ATL Murphey Classic — Wiley Impresses Over 800". Trackandfieldnews. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ "USA names team of 139 for WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "USA breaks mixed 4x400m world record in Budapest". World Athletics. August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "Ratified: USA's world mixed 4x400m record". World Athletics. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Finalists announced for 2023 World Athletics Photograph of the Year". World Athletics. November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Lyles pips Coleman in 60m thriller at US Champs". Athletics Weekly. February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Women's 400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Robert (June 2, 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "ATHLOS NYC : Sept 26, 2024 - Speed Has A New Sound". ATHLOS NYC : Sept 26, 2024 - Speed Has A New Sound. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
External links
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- Alexis Holmes at World Athletics
- Alexis Holmes at www.USATF.org
- Alexis Holmes at Team USA
- Alexis Holmes at Olympics.com
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Tatyana Prorochenko, Tatyana Goyshchik, Nina Zyuskova, Irina Nazarova (URS) - 1984:
Lillie Leatherwood, Sherri Howard, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Chandra Cheeseborough, Diane Dixon, Denean Howard (USA) - 1988: Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olha Bryzhina, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova (URS)
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- 2000: Jearl Miles Clark, Monique Hennagan, LaTasha Colander, Andrea Anderson (USA)
- 2004: DeeDee Trotter, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Monique Hennagan, Moushaumi Robinson (USA)
- 2008: Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Natasha Hastings (USA)
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- 2016: Allyson Felix, Phyllis Francis, Natasha Hastings, Courtney Okolo, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Francena McCorory (USA)
- 2020: Sydney McLaughlin, Allyson Felix, Dalilah Muhammad, Athing Mu, Kaylin Whitney, Wadeline Jonathas, Kendall Ellis, Lynna Irby (USA)
- 2024: Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabrielle Thomas, Alexis Holmes, Quanera Hayes, Aaliyah Butler, Kaylyn Brown (USA)
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