Sam Kendricks
Kendricks at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | Samuel Hathorn Kendricks September 7, 1992 Oceanside, California, U.S. |
| Home town | Oxford, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | Pole vault |
| College team | University of Mississippi |
| Club | Nike U.S. Army UST-ESSX |
| Turned pro | 2014 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | Pole vault:
6.06 m (19 ft 10+1⁄2 in) (Des Moines 2019)
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Medal record | |
Samuel Hathorn Kendricks (born September 7, 1992) is an American pole vaulter. He is a three-time indoor and six-time outdoor national champion (2014–2019), the 2016 Olympics bronze and 2024 Olympics silver medalist, and the 2017 and 2019 World Champion. In 2019, Kendricks set the American pole vault record at 6.06 m, tying him with Steve Hooker for sixth all time. He later won the gold medal at the World Championships in Doha.