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Sandi Morris
Sandi Morris in the Pole Vault at the 2026 Wanda Diamond League’s Weltklasse Zürich athletics competition.
Personal information
Born (1992-07-08) July 8, 1992 (age 34)
Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Home townGreenville, South Carolina, U.S.
EmployersPuma (2021–)
Nike (2015–2020)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Weight137 lb (62 kg)[1]
WebsiteSandi Morris at AthleteBiz
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
Event
Pole vault
College teamArkansas Razorbacks
North Carolina Tar Heels
Turned pro
2015
Coached byBryan Compton, University of Arkansas
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
1 (weeks 45)
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroPole vault
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 LondonPole vault
Silver medal – second place2019 DohaPole vault
Silver medal – second place2022 EugenePole vault
Silver medal – second place2025 TokyoPole vault
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 BirminghamPole vault
Gold medal – first place2022 BelgradePole vault
Silver medal – second place2016 PortlandPole vault
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 TorontoPole Vault
NACAC Under-23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 KamloopsPole vault
Pan American Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 MiramarPole Vault

Sandi Morris (born July 8, 1992, in Downers Grove, Illinois) is an American pole vaulter.[2] She won the silver medal in the pole vault event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and has taken World Championship silver four times (2017, 2019, 2022 and 2025). Indoors she is a two-time world champion (2018 and 2022).

Career

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Sandi Morris at the 2018 USATF Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.

Morris has a personal best vault of 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) indoor, set on March 12, 2016, in Portland, Oregon. She matched this height at the 2018 World Indoor Championships when setting a new championship record.[3][4][5] July 23, 2016, Morris cleared 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) at American Track League in Houston at Rice University breaking Jennifer Suhr's American outdoor record in the pole vault. Morris cleared 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in) at 2016 IAAF Diamond League Memorial Van Damme in Brussels on September 9, 2016, to set the U.S. women's outdoor pole vault record.[6][7][8]

She won World Championship silver in London 2017 (4.75 m) and Doha 2019 (4.90 m). At the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham she won gold with a championship record of 4.95 m. She defended that indoor title in Belgrade in 2022 (4.80 m).[9] Outdoors she added further World Championship silvers in Eugene 2022 (4.85 m) and Tokyo 2025 (4.85 m). At the delayed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo she did not reach the final (tied 16th, 4.40 m).[10][11]

Morris has won multiple U.S. titles, including a tenth national title in 2026 with 4.90 m.[12] At Weltklasse Zürich on August 26, 2026, in Zurich Main Station, she cleared 4.75 m and finished joint third with Katie Moon. Hana Moll (USA) won with 4.90 m; Angelica Moser (SUI) took second place with 4.85 m.[13][14]

Personal bests

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Outdoor: 5.00 m NR — Brussels, September 9, 2016

Indoor: 4.95 m — Portland, March 12, 2016 (equalled in Birmingham, 2018)

Personal life

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Morris grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. She has been coached by Bryan Compton and has been married to long jumper Tyrone Smith since 2019.[15]


Sandi Morris in Zurich (2026).
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
Representing the  United States
2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan2ndPole Vault4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon2ndPole Vault4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) WL
World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Pole Vault 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan T-16th Pole Vault 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd Pole Vault 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st Pole Vault 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) CR
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd Pole Vault 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd Pole Vault 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)
World Indoor Championships Portland, OR, United States 2nd Pole Vault 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 4th Pole Vault 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
2014 NACAC U23 Championships Kamloops, Canada 1st Pole Vault 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)[16] CR
2011 Pan American U20 Championships Miramar, FL, United States 2nd Pole Vault 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Representing Puma
2022 USATF Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st Pole Vault 4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)
USATF Indoor Championships Spokane, Washington 1st Pole Vault 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
2021 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 3rd Pole Vault 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
Representing Nike
2020 USATF Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st Pole Vault 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)[17]
2019 USATF Championships Des Moines, Iowa 1st Pole Vault 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)[18]
2018 USATF Championships Des Moines, Iowa 1st Pole Vault 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)[19]
USATF Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 2nd Pole Vault 4.86 m (15 ft 11 in)[20]
2017 USATF Championships Sacramento, California 1st Pole Vault 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)[21]
USATF Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st Pole Vault 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
2016 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 2nd Pole Vault 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
USATF Indoor Championships Portland, Oregon 1st Pole Vault 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in)[22]
2015 USATF Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd Pole Vault 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)[23]
Representing the Arkansas Razorbacks
2014 USATF Championships Sacramento, California 2nd Pole Vault 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)[24]
USATF Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 4th Pole Vault 4.51 m (14 ft 10 in)[25]
Representing the North Carolina Tar Heels
2011 USATF U20 Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd Pole Vault 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)[26]
Representing Greenville High School
2010 USATF Junior Olympics Sacramento, California 1st Pole Vault 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)[27]
2009 USATF Junior Olympics Greensboro, North Carolina 5th Pole Vault 3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)[28]

Morris won 2017 Drake Relays Pole vault title in 4.72 m (15 ft 6 in).[29][30]

NCAA

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YearSEC indoor
Track and Field
Championships		NCAA indoor
Track and Field
Championships		SEC Outdoor
Track and Field
Championships		NCAA Outdoor
Track and Field
Championships
Representing the Arkansas Razorbacks
20154.66 m (15 ft 3 in) 1st4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
1st NCAA Record[31]		4.72 m (15 ft 6 in) 1st4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) 2nd
20144.50 m (14 ft 9 in) 1st4.35 m (14 ft 3 in) 4th
20134.18 m (13 ft 9 in) 2nd4.35 m (14 ft 3 in) 4th
Representing the North Carolina Tar Heels
YearACC indoorNCAA indoorACC OutdoorNCAA Outdoor
20124.01 m (13 ft 2 in) 4th4.20 m (13 ft 9 in) 11thNH 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in)4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) 11th
20114.05 m (13 ft 3 in) 4th4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) 11th3.95 m (13 ft 0 in) 3rd

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High school

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Morris won 2009 and 2010 South Carolina High School League 3A state pole vault titles. Morris is a graduate of Greenville High School where she was a record-setting pole vaulter and all-state volleyball player.[35] Morris was inducted into the Greenville County, SC Schools Hall of Fame in 2021.[36]

YearRegion 2State Outdoor
20101st 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)1st 3.83 m (12 ft 7 in)
20091st 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)1st 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in)

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Sandi Morris". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sandi Morris". IAAF. August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ 2016 Doha Diamond League video of world leading jump in pole vault
  4. ↑ Sandi Morris set for tilt at Isinbayeva's world record Archived December 16, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sandi Morris". iaaf.org. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sandi Morris joins exclusive 5-meter club at Van Damme". myrtlebeachonline.com. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Smiling Thompson celebrates perfect dozen". sports.yahoo.com/. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "MORRIS JOINS FIVE-METRE CLUB IN BRUSSELS – IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE". iaaf.org. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Sandi MORRIS | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Olympedia – Sandi Morris". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Morris claims silver, Šutej earns bronze in World pole vault final". Arkansas Razorbacks. September 17, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Bailey, Hiltz, & Morris earn three gold medals at USATF Champs". Arkansas Razorbacks. July 25, 2026. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Program & Results - Zurich". March 17, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Weltklasse Zürich | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  15. ↑ Lakritz, Talia. "9 Olympic couples competing together at the Tokyo Olympics". Business Insider. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  16. ↑ "2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  17. ↑ "2020 USA Track & Field – 2020 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results – Friday, February 14, 2020 - Saturday, February 15, 2020". Athletic.net. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  18. ↑ "2019 USA Track & Field – 2019 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results – Thursday, July 25, 2019 - Sunday, July 28, 2019 Drake Stadium". Athletic.net. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  19. ↑ "2018 USA Track & Field – 2018 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results – 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 Drake Stadium". USATF.org. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  20. ↑ "2018 USA Track & Field – 2018 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results – 2/16/2018 to 2/18/2018". USATF.org. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  21. ↑ "2017 Outdoor USA Track & Field – Results". USATF.org. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  22. ↑ "2016 Indoor USA Track & Field – Results". usatf.org. Retrieved March 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  23. ↑ "2015 USA Track & Field – Results – FULL". usatf.org. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  24. ↑ "2014 USA Track & Field – Complete Results". usatf.org. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  25. ↑ "2014 Indoor USA Track & Field – Results". usatf.org. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  26. ↑ "2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships". USATF.org. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  27. ↑ "2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Young Women Division". USATF.org. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  28. ↑ "2009 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Young Women Division". USATF.org. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  29. ↑ "2017 Drake Relays (108th Drake Relays) Results at Drake University". Drake Bulldogs. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Video of Winning Pole Vault jump at Drake Relays from SANDI MORRIS". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  31. ↑ "Arkansas pole vaulter Sandi Morris sets NCAA record". Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Sandi Morris at Arkansas". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Sandi Morris at North Carolina". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  34. ↑ "UNC Track & Field Bio SANDI MORRIS". UNC Tar Heel. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  35. ↑ "Olympic medalist, Morris is Greenville Christmas Parade Grand Marshal". WSPA-TV. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  36. ↑ Greenville County, South Carolina Hall of Fame Class of 2021 (including Morris) - accessed 6 February 2022.
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