MORRIS Sandi

United States of America
Athletics
8 Jul 1992
29
Female
DOWNERS GROVE, IL
 
United States of America
FAYETTEVILLE, AR
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Women's Pole Vault  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A
Women's Pole Vault Qualification - Group A
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocationPole Vault
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA2nd (4.85)

World Athletics Championships
YearLocationPole Vault
2019Doha, QAT2nd (4.90)
2017London, GBR2nd (4.75)
2015Beijing, CHN4th (4.70)

NACAC Championships
YearLocationPole Vault
2018Toronto, ON, CAN3rd (4.65)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017
YearPole Vault
20211 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 6th
20191 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd
20183 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd
20172 x 2nd, 2 x 4th, 1 x 6th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventLocationResult
12021Pole VaultGateshead, GBR4.76
12019Pole VaultRabat, MAR4.82
12018Pole VaultBirmingham, GBR4.62
12018Pole VaultOslo, NOR4.81
12018Pole VaultDoha, QAT4.84
22021Pole VaultDoha, QAT4.84
22019Pole VaultRome, ITA4.66
22018Pole VaultZurich, SUI4.82
22017Pole VaultBrussels, BEL4.75
22017Pole VaultDoha, QAT4.75

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
12017Pole VaultWorld ChallengeHengelo, NED4.65

World Indoor Championships
YearLocationPole Vault
2018Birmingham, GBR1st (4.95)


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Animals, blogging, playing the guitar, singing. (sandimorrispv.com, 01 Jan 2021; Facebook page, 17 Feb 2020)
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Athlete
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Journalism/Broadcasting - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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Husband Tyrone Smith
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English
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Her parents Harry and Kerry competed in athletics at university level in United States of America. Her husband Tyrone Smith represented Bermuda in long jump at the Olympic Games in 2008, 2012, and 2016. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 Feb 2020; Instagram profile, 15 Feb 2020; teamusa.org, 01 Aug 2016; newsweek.com, 11 Jun 2015)
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She suffered a back injury during a training session in the early part of 2018. She returned to competition at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England. (vaulthigh.tumblr.com, 31 Mar 2018)

She suffered from ankle and back problems during 2017. (vaulthigh.tumblr.com, 01 Jan 2018)

She broke her left wrist after her pole shattered mid-jump at the 2016 World Challenge event in Ostrava, Czech Republic. She returned to full training about six weeks later. (spikes.iaaf.org, 09 Sep 2016)
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She took up athletics at age seven at a club in Greenville, SC, United States of America. She was introduced to pole vault while she was in the eighth grade at school. (sandimorrispv.com, 01 Jan 2020; greenvillejournal.com, 13 Jul 2016)
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She paid a boy a quarter to race her over 100m while she was in the second grade at school. After beating him, her parents signed her up for a children's athletics team. She was a hurdler until a coach from Greenville High School introduced her to pole vault. (greenvillejournal.com, 13 Jul 2016)
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To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (sandimorrispv.com, 01 Jan 2020)
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"The first step in accomplishing the impossible is believing fully that you can achieve it." (Twitter profile, 08 Feb 2021)
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In 2015 she was named Southeastern Conference [SEC] Women's Scholar Athlete of the Year and Women's Co-Field Athlete of the Year. (secsports.com, 01 Jan 2015)

In 2015 she was named Outdoor Scholar Field Athlete of the Year by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association [USTFCCCA]. (arkansasrazorbacks.com, 26 Jul 2015)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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