Vashti Cunningham
![]() Cunningham at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Las Vegas, Nevada[1] | January 18, 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 123 lb (56 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nike | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | High jump outdoor: 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in) (Chula Vista 2021) High jump indoor: 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) (Fayetteville 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vashti Cunningham (born January 18, 1998)[2] is an American track and field athlete specializing in the high jump. She is the daughter of retired National Football League (NFL) quarterback Randall Cunningham, niece of retired NFL fullback Sam Cunningham, and the younger sister of Randall Cunningham II. Her mother is Felicity de Jager Cunningham a former ballerina with the Dance Theatre of Harlem.[3] Vashti, like her brother two years ahead of her in school, jumped for Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada until March 2016 when she signed with Nike. She announced she will continue her education at a university while competing as a professional athlete.[4]
On April 18, 2015, at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California, Cunningham jumped 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in),[5] to set the new national high school record. At age 17, that was also equal to the No. 4 world Youth mark (under 19 years old).[6] At that date it was the No. 3 mark in the world in 2015.[7] She was named USATF Athlete of the Week for that performance.[8] On June 27, 2015 she won the U.S. Junior National Championship.[9] A month later at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, she improved again, jumping 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in). That mark equaled the World Youth Best.
On March 12, 2016, Vashti jumped 1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄4 in) while winning the 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Portland, Oregon.[10] The mark established a new World Junior Record. At the time, just one week before the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, which were held in the same facility in the Portland convention center, Cunningham's jump was the No. 1 jump in the world in 2016.[11] Eight days later, she won the World Indoor Championship.
In March 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) to win at 2017 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. On April 15, 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in) to win in Torrance, California at Mt. SAC Relays, two weeks later she jumped 1.95 m (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in) to win at Penn Relays. Cunningham jumped 1.95 m (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in) to place 3rd behind World Champion Mariya Lasitskene on May 27 in Eugene at IAAF Diamond League 2017 Prefontaine Classic. On June 23, Cunningham jumped 1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄4 in) to win in 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Sacramento State University. On July 9, 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) to place 2nd at London Müller Anniversary Games. On July 21, 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) to place 3rd at IAAF Diamond League 2017 Herculis in Fontvieille, Monaco. On August 12, 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) to place 10th at World Championships.
On February 18, Cunningham jumped 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) to win third consecutive high jump indoor title and 4th US senior title at 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On March 1, Cunningham jumped 1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) to place second behind World Champion Mariya Lasitskene in high jump at 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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2015 | Pan American Junior Championships | Edmonton, Alberta | 1st | High jump | 1.96 m[a] | |
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, Oregon | 1st | High jump | 1.96 m | |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13th | High jump | 1.88 m | ||
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 10th | High jump | 1.92 m | |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | High jump | 1.93 m | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | High jump | 2.00 m | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 6th | High jump | 1.96 m |
- a Pan American Junior Championships meet record; World youth best
USA National Championships[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2016 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Portland, Oregon | 1st | High jump | 1.99 m |
US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | High jump | 1.97 m[a] | |
2017 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | High jump | 1.96 m |
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 1st | High Jump | 1.99 m American Junior Outdoor Record | |
2018 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | High jump | 1.97 m |
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 1st | High Jump | 1.95 m | |
2019 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Staten Island, New York | 1st | High jump | 1.96 m |
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 1st | High jump | 1.96 m | |
2020 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | High jump | 1.97 m[12] |
2021 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | High jump | 1.96 m |
- a American junior record
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Vashti Cunningham". teamusa.org. USOC. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ [1] Archived April 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "A Gifted High Jumper Gets Set To Leap Onto The World Stage". Npr.org. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Bishop Gorman's Vashti Cunningham turns pro, signs with Nike". Reviewjournal.com. March 21, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ [2] Archived April 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "IAAF: High Jump - women - u18 - outdoor - iaaf.org". Iaaf.org. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "IAAF: High Jump - women - senior - outdoor - 2015 - iaaf.org". Iaaf.org. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ [3] Archived October 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Women High Jump JR". Flashresults.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Women High Jump". Flashresults.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "IAAF: Teenage star Cunningham flies high at US Indoor Championships- News - iaaf.org". Iaaf.org. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ Vashti Cunningham, a Nike professional representing the Nevada Gazzelles, won the women's high jump title for the fifth year in a row with a third-attempt clearance at 6-5.50 (1.97m) at the Toyota USATF Indoor Championships at Albuquerque Convention Center in New Mexico. Cunningham remained undefeated in nine indoor competitions in the U.S. in her career, including four in Albuquerque. She also became the first American female athlete to win the indoor high jump crown five years in a row. DyeStat.com
External links[]
- Vashti Cunningham at World Athletics
- Vashti Cunningham at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Olympic hopeful high jumper sets sights on Rio from National Public Radio
- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Sportspeople from Las Vegas
- American female high jumpers
- Bishop Gorman High School alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Track and field athletes from Nevada
- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics