Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | [1] [2] | May 16, 1992
Home town | Owings Mills, Maryland [3] |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) [4] |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
College team | Virginia Tech Hokies [3] San Diego State Aztecs [4] |
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National finals |
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Personal bests |
Kristen Brown (born 16 May 1992) is an American pole vaulter. She is an Olympic Trials finalist and was 4th at the 2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. [1]
Brown is from Columbia, Maryland and attended McDonogh School, where she was state champion in the 55 metres hurdles. [5] [3]
She started her collegiate career for the Virginia Tech Hokies track and field team in 2010 and soon after transferred to the San Diego State Aztecs track and field program, placing 16th and 17th in her two NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships finals in 2014 and 2015. [4]
After graduating college, Brown trained at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California and set personal best of 4.70 metres in the pole vault. [5]
In 2021, Brown advanced to the finals of the 2020 United States Olympic trials, her first Olympic Trials final. [6] She finished 9th, clearing 4.40 metres and failing three attempts at 4.50 metres. [1]
Brown's best national finish was 4th, at the 2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She cleared 4.51 metres and failed three attempts at 4.61 metres. [1]
Event | Mark | Competition | Venue | Date |
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Pole vault | 4.70 m | Chula Vista Olympic Training Center High Performance Meet #4 | Chula Vista, California | 26 June 2016 |
100 metres hurdles | 13.37A (+0.8 m/s) | Mountain West Conference Championships | Laramie, Wyoming | 17 May 2014 |
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