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Courtney Lindsey

Courtney Lindsey
Lindsey at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat.
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1998-11-18) November 18, 1998 (age 26)
Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
EmployerNike
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 9.82 (Eugene, 2025)
200m 19.71 (Nairobi, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2024 Nassau 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2025 Guangzhou 4×100 m relay

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

Early life

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

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2023

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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]

2024

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On 20 April 2024, he lowered his 200 m personal best to 19.71 seconds at high altitude at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya, setting a new track record which as of 10 September 2024 he holds jointly with Letsile Tebogo of Botswana.[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] He followed that with the runner-up spot at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic.[17]

He competed in the United States men's 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[18][19]

2025

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Lindsey was invited as a challenger to the inaugural 2025 Grand Slam Track meeting in Jamaica. He placed 5th in the 100 m race there on April 4.[20] On 24 April 2025, he was named in the American team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025. [21] He ran as part of the men's 4x100m relay team which won their heat and qualified a team for the World Championships before finishing in second place overall.[22][23] In May 2025, he finished second in the 200 metres race at the 2025 Doha Diamond League 0.01 seconds behind reigning Olynpic champion Letsile Tebogo.[24] The following week he ran 20.04 seconds (0.4m/s) to win the 200 metres at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, also part of the 2025 Diamond League.[25] He ran 19.87 seconds to place second in the 200 metres at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic.[26]

He reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, winning his heat in 10.05 seconds ahead of Christian Coleman and Brandon Hicklin. After winning his semi-final the following day, he lowered his personal best in the final to 9.82 seconds as he ran to a second place finish behind Kenny Bednarek.[27][28] At the same championships, he reached the final of the 200 metres, placing fourth overall.[29]

Statistics

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Grand Slam Track results[20]
Slam Race group Event Pl. Time Prize money
2025 Kingston Slam Short sprints 100 m 5th 10.25 US$15,000
200 m 6th 20.62

References

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  1. ^ a"Courtney Lindsey". World Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-lindsey-105778209/. Retrieved November 8, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Batterson, Steve (January 23, 2023). "Motivated Lindsey on a fast track at Texas Tech". qctimes. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "On the fast track: Rock Island graduate Courtney Lindsey sprinting to success". qconline. July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Battaglia, Joe (June 10, 2023). "Courtney Lindsey of Texas Tech Dips To Win 100m Title At NCAA Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Bloomquist, Bret (June 10, 2023). "Courtney Lindsey has stunning day at NCAA Championships as Texas Tech finishes sixth". Lubbockonline. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Jones, Tony (June 10, 2023). "Courtney Lindsey: From Rock Island To NCAA D1 100m Champion". il.milesplit.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "Men's 100m Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "Gabby Thomas sets best 200m time of year in US". au.sports.yahoo.com. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  10. ^ Sands, Rich (July 12, 2023). "USATF Men's 200 — Knighton's Third Team, First Win". trackandfieldnews. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  11. ^ "Results 100m Monaco Diamond League". Watch Athletics. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  12. ^ Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "Men's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  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.
  15. ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  16. ^ Collett, Jasmine (May 10, 2024). "Daryll Neita and Molly Caudery in winning form in Doha". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  17. ^ "2024 Prefontaine Classic: Sha'Carri Richardson Wins Big, Joe Kovacs Throws Far and Keely Hodgkinson Crushes Mary Moraa". Lets Run. May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  18. ^ "Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 9, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  19. ^ Hutchison, Katelyn (July 9, 2024). "Team USA Announces Track & Field Roster For The Paris Olympics". Forbes. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  21. ^ "Global medallists on US team for World Relays in Guangzhou". world athletics. April 24, 2025. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  22. ^ Foster, Anthony (May 10, 2025). "Jamaica Qualifies Two of Six Teams for Finals at World Relays Guangzhou 25". Track Alerts. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  23. ^ "Men's 4x100 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  24. ^ "Caudery wins pole vault at Diamond League in Doha". BBC Sport. May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  25. ^ "Chebet storms to second on world 3000m all-time list with 8:11.56 in Rabat". World Athletics. May 25, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  26. ^ "World records for Chebet at 5000m and Kipyegon at 1500m in Eugene". World Athletics. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  27. ^ Zaccardi, Nick (August 1, 2025). "Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Kenny Bednarek win U.S. 100m titles in personal best times". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  28. ^ "Men's 100m Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  29. ^ "USA Championships". World Athletics. August 3, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
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