Kristina Knott

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Kristina Knott
Personal information
Birth nameKristina Marie Lamb Knott
Full nameKristina Marie Knott
NicknameKK
Nationality Filipino/American
Born (1995-09-25) September 25, 1995 (age 28)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Sport
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Sport Track and field
Event 200 meters
College team Arkansas State Red Wolves
Miami Hurricanes
Coached by Rohsaan Griffin [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best
    • 200 m: 23.01 (2019, NR)
    • 100 m: 11.27 (2020, NR)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Event1st2nd3rd
Southeast Asian Games 220
Total220
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Philippines 4×100 m mixed relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Philippines 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Philippines 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Philippines 4×100 m relay

Kristina Marie "KK" Lamb Knott (born September 25, 1995) is a Filipino American track and field athlete. She is the holder of the Philippine national record for the women's 100 meters and women's 200 meters races. [2]

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Early life

Kristina Knott was born on September 25, 1995, in Orlando, Florida in the United States. [3] [4] She was born to Harold Knott and Rizalina Lamb, the former being a United States citizen while the latter is a Filipina from Imus, Cavite. [5] [6] She graduated from Colonial High School in Orlando. [7] For her collegiate studies, Knott attended Arkansas State University for her freshman and sophomore year, before moving to the University of Miami, where she graduated with a degree in Creative Writing. [5] [8]

Career

Knott became part of the national athletics team of the Philippines after she established contact with the officials of the country's national athletics federation through her connection with fellow Filipino-American athletes. [9] She volunteered herself to compete for the Philippines as part of her efforts to connect with her Filipino heritage. [6] She made her international debut for the Philippines at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta where she was the only Southeast Asian who qualified for the final of the 200 meters event. She finished sixth by recording a time of 23.51 seconds. [10]

Knott represented the Philippines at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. At the heats of the 200-meter event she set a new Philippine national record set by finishing the race at 23.07 seconds. [9] She surpassed Zion Corrales Nelson's 23.16 seconds finish in Sacramento set on the same year. [11] This also broke the Southeast Asian Games record set by Supavadee Khawpeag in 2001 who clocked 23.30 seconds. Knott surpassed her own record by finishing at 23.01 seconds in the final [12] which secured her the women's 200 meters event gold medal. However the finish was still behind the Olympic qualifying time of 22.8 seconds. Knott also won a gold medal in the 4x100-meter mixed relay event and two silver medals in the women's 100-meter sprint and 4x100-meter relay. [6]

She was due to compete at the 2020 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships [6] which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Knott broke the 33-year Philippine national record for the women's 100 meter dash set by Lydia de Vega at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games by clocking 11.27 seconds. Knott surpassed de Vega's record by .01 seconds during the 2020 Drake Blue Oval Showcase in Des Moines, Iowa. [13]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 9th (sf)100 m 11.55
Asian Games 6th200 m 23.51
2019 Asian Athletics Championships Doha, Qatar 13th (sf)100 m 11.77
Asian Athletics Championships 9th (sf)200 m 23.73
Southeast Asian Games Tarlac, Philippines 2nd100 m 11.55
1st200 m 23.01 NR GR
2nd4 × 100 m relay 44.57
1st4 × 100 m Mixed relay 41.67
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 5th (h)200 m 23.80
2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 37th (h)60 m 7.39 SB
2023 Asian Athletics Championships Bangkok, Thailand 6th100 m 11.61

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References

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  2. ↑ "Philippine National Record - Philathletics". www.philathletics.org. March 10, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ Navarro, June (October 1, 2023). "Asian Games: Kristina Knott zooms to women's 200m final". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kristina Marie KNOTT | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Clarito, Ariel Ian (July 18, 2021). "Midlife Halftime Olympic Odyssey: Kristina Knott races for her culture, for greatness". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Kristina Knott's record-breaking run still short for 2020 Olympics". GMA News. December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Kristina Knott - 2015-16 - Track & Field". Arkansas State University. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ Times, Tiebreaker (August 28, 2018). "Kristina Knott qualifies for 200m final". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Reyes, Marc Anthony (December 7, 2019). "No-nonsense Kristina Knott on track for record spree". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  10. ↑ Naredo, Camille (August 30, 2019). "Asian Games: Pinay sprinter Kristina Knott sets sights on Lydia de Vega's record". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  11. ↑ Go, Beatrice (December 7, 2019). "New blood: Kristina Knott shatters PH, SEA Games records". Rappler. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Meet the Pinays who showed some serious girl power in SEA Games 2019". GMA News. December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  13. ↑ Navarro, June (August 31, 2020). "Diay's 33-year-old 100-m PH record falls to Knott in US". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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