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Athlete Bio
Chris Nilsen
Basic Information
Status: Active
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Date of Birth: 1/13/1998
Athletics Information
Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
Coach: Derek Miles
Agent: Karen Locke
Sponsor: Nike
Residences
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
High School: Park Hill High School
College: University of South Dakota
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Athlete Profile
3x
NCAA Indoor champion
2x
NCAA champion
2x
National champion
1x
World Championships Silver medallist
1x
World Indoor Championships Bronze medallist
1x
Pan American Games winner
1x
Diamond League meeting winner
1x
In Top 8
World U20 Championships
1x
National Indoor champion
Current Accomplishments
Personal Best
Season Best
All Results
Personal Best
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High Jump
Event
Performance
Event
High Jump
Performance
2i
High Jump Indoors
Event
Performance
Event
High Jump Indoors
Performance
2.00
Men PV
Event
Performance
Event
Men PV
Performance
6.05
Pole Vault
Event
Performance
Event
Pole Vault
Performance
6
Pole Vault Indoors
Event
Performance
Event
Pole Vault Indoors
Performance
6.05
Season Best
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by year
2023
2024
2022
by event
Complexe Kindarena, Rouen (FRA)
Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)
Perche Elite Tour
L'Anneau-Halle d'athlétisme de Metz, Metz (FRA)
Men PV
Date
Event
Performance
Placing
Date
March 11, 2023
Event
Complexe Kindarena, Rouen (FRA)
Performance
5.92
Placing
-
Date
March 11, 2023
Event
Complexe Kindarena, Rouen (FRA)
Performance
5.92
Placing
-
Date
February 16, 2024
Event
Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)
Performance
6
Placing
-
Pole Vault ind.
Date
Event
Performance
Placing
Date
March 05, 2022
Event
Perche Elite Tour
Performance
6.05
Placing
1.
PV
Date
Event
Performance
Placing
Date
February 11, 2023
Event
L'Anneau-Halle d'athlétisme de Metz, Metz (FRA)
Performance
5.82
Placing
-
All Results
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2023
2024
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Halle Michel d'Ornano, Mondeville (FRA)
L'Anneau-Halle d'athlétisme de Metz, Metz (FRA)
Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (FRA)
Complexe Kindarena, Rouen (FRA)
USD Lillibridge Track Complex, Vermillion, SD (USA)
Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL)
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL)
Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR)
Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA)
Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON)
Reno Livestock Events Center, Reno, NV (USA) (i)
US Air Force Academy Cadet Field House, Colorado Springs, CO (USA) (i)
L'Anneau-Halle d'athlétisme de Metz, Metz (FRA) (i)
L'Anneau-Halle d'athlétisme de Metz, Metz (FRA) (i)
IFU Arena, Uppsala (SWE) (i)
Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)
Complexe Kindarena, Rouen (FRA) (i)
Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (GBR) (i)
Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN)
Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou (CHN)
Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE)
Stade de France, Paris (FRA)
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI)
Marktplatz, Dessau (GER)
Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER)
Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI)
Centro Gabre Gabric, Brescia (ITA)
Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL)
Drake Relays
South Dakota Twilight
USATF Throws Fest
Prefontaine Classic
4th Irena Szewinska Memorial
68° ORLEN Janusz KusociÅski Memorial
Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships
BAUHAUS-Galan
Meeting International de Sotteville 2022
World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022
Murphey Classic
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix
26. Stabhochsprungmeeting
Athletissima
Memorial van Damme
USC Spirit National Pole Vault Summit
Perche en or
Beijer Stavhoppsgala
Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor
Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais
US Ind. Ch.
Perche Elite Tour
Meeting de Paris Indoor
World Athletics Indoor Championships
Ooredoo Doha Meeting
Men PV
Date
Event
Performance
Placing
Date
February 08, 2023
Event
Halle Michel d'Ornano, Mondeville (FRA)
Performance
5.72
Placing
-
Date
February 11, 2023
Event
L'Anneau-Halle d'athlétisme de Metz, Metz (FRA)
Performance
5.82
Placing
-
Date
February 15, 2023
Event
Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (FRA)
Performance
5.82
Placing
-
Date
March 11, 2023
Event
Complexe Kindarena, Rouen (FRA)
Performance
5.92
Placing
-
Date
May 05, 2023
Event
USD Lillibridge Track Complex, Vermillion, SD (USA)
Performance
5.8
Placing
-
Date
May 27, 2023
Event
Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Performance
5.71
Placing
-
Date
June 04, 2023
Event
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL)
Performance
5.82
Placing
-
Date
June 06, 2023
Event
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL)
Performance
5.92
Placing
-
Date
June 15, 2023
Event
Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR)
Performance
5.91
Placing
-
Date
July 08, 2023
Event
Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA)
Performance
5.91
Placing
-
Date
July 21, 2023
Event
Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON)
Performance
5.92
Placing
-
Date
January 12, 2024
Event
Reno Livestock Events Center, Reno, NV (USA) (i)
Performance
5.9
Placing
-
Date
January 20, 2024
Event
US Air Force Academy Cadet Field House, Colorado Springs, CO (USA) (i)
Performance
5.83
Placing
-
Date
February 03, 2024
Event
L'Anneau-Halle d'athlétisme de Metz, Metz (FRA) (i)
Performance
5.82
Placing
-
Date
February 03, 2024
Event
L'Anneau-Halle d'athlétisme de Metz, Metz (FRA) (i)
Performance
5.82
Placing
-
Date
February 06, 2024
Event
IFU Arena, Uppsala (SWE) (i)
Performance
5.67
Placing
-
Date
February 11, 2024
Event
Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
Performance
5.82
Placing
-
Date
February 16, 2024
Event
Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)
Performance
6
Placing
-
Date
February 24, 2024
Event
Complexe Kindarena, Rouen (FRA) (i)
Performance
5.83
Placing
-
Date
March 03, 2024
Event
Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (GBR) (i)
Performance
5.75
Placing
-
Date
April 20, 2024
Event
Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN)
Performance
5.42
Placing
-
Date
April 27, 2024
Event
Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou (CHN)
Performance
5.72
Placing
-
Date
June 02, 2024
Event
Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE)
Performance
5.4
Placing
-
Date
August 03, 2024
Event
Stade de France, Paris (FRA)
Performance
5.4
Placing
-
Date
August 21, 2024
Event
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI)
Performance
5.52
Placing
-
Date
August 29, 2024
Event
Marktplatz, Dessau (GER)
Performance
5.82
Placing
-
Date
September 01, 2024
Event
Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER)
Performance
5.72
Placing
-
Date
September 05, 2024
Event
Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI)
Performance
5.62
Placing
-
Date
September 08, 2024
Event
Centro Gabre Gabric, Brescia (ITA)
Performance
5.22
Placing
-
Date
September 13, 2024
Event
Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL)
Performance
5.62
Placing
-
Pole Vault
Date
Event
Performance
Placing
Date
April 30, 2022
Event
Drake Relays
Performance
5.60
Placing
1.
Date
May 06, 2022
Event
South Dakota Twilight
Performance
6.00
Placing
1.
Date
May 21, 2022
Event
USATF Throws Fest
Performance
5.80
Placing
1.
Date
May 27, 2022
Event
Prefontaine Classic
Performance
5.81
Placing
2.
Date
June 03, 2022
Event
4th Irena Szewinska Memorial
Performance
5.80
Placing
1.
Date
June 05, 2022
Event
68° ORLEN Janusz KusociÅski Memorial
Performance
5.92
Placing
1.
Date
June 25, 2022
Event
Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships
Performance
5.70
Placing
1.
Date
June 30, 2022
Event
BAUHAUS-Galan
Performance
5.93
Placing
2.
Date
July 04, 2022
Event
Meeting International de Sotteville 2022
Performance
5.87
Placing
1.
Date
July 24, 2022
Event
World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022
Performance
5.94
Placing
2.
Date
July 30, 2022
Event
Murphey Classic
Performance
5.61
Placing
2.
Date
August 06, 2022
Event
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
Performance
5.53
Placing
5.
Date
August 08, 2022
Event
Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix
Performance
5.45
Placing
5.
Date
August 23, 2022
Event
26. Stabhochsprungmeeting
Performance
5.71
Placing
2.
Date
August 25, 2022
Event
Athletissima
Performance
5.80
Placing
2.
Date
September 02, 2022
Event
Memorial van Damme
Performance
5.71
Placing
3.
Pole Vault ind.
Date
Event
Performance
Placing
Date
January 14, 2022
Event
USC Spirit National Pole Vault Summit
Performance
5.81
Placing
2.
Date
February 05, 2022
Event
Perche en or
Performance
6.02
Placing
1.
Date
February 09, 2022
Event
Beijer Stavhoppsgala
Performance
5.92
Placing
2.
Date
February 12, 2022
Event
Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor
Performance
5.91
Placing
1.
Date
February 17, 2022
Event
Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais
Performance
5.91
Placing
1.
Date
February 26, 2022
Event
US Ind. Ch.
Performance
5.91
Placing
1.
Date
March 05, 2022
Event
Perche Elite Tour
Performance
6.05
Placing
1.
Date
March 06, 2022
Event
Meeting de Paris Indoor
Performance
5.88
Placing
1.
Date
March 20, 2022
Event
World Athletics Indoor Championships
Performance
5.90
Placing
3.
Date
May 14, 2022
Event
Ooredoo Doha Meeting
Performance
5.71
Placing
4.
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