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Back to 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships Team

Vashti Cunningham

Basic Information

  • Gender: Female
  • Born: 1/18/1998
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
  • High School: Bishop Gorman High School
  • College: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Randall Cunningham
  • Agent: N/A

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, sixth (high jump)
  • 2016 Rio Olympic Games, 13th (high jump)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, bronze (high jump)
  • 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships, silver (high jump)
  • 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, 10th (high jump)
  • 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, gold (high jump)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, gold (high jump)
  • 2020 USATF Toyota Indoor Championships, gold (high jump)
  • 2019 USATF Toyota Outdoor Championships, gold (high jump)
  • 2019 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (high jump)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (high jump)
  • 2018 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (high jump)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (high jump)
  • 2017 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (high jump)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, silver (high jump)
  • 2016 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (high jump)
  • 2015  Pan American U20 Championships, gold (high jump)
  • 2015 USATF Junior Championships, gold (high jump)

Personal

Daughter of Randall and Felicity Cunningham…Has two brothers, Christian and Randall, and two sisters, Grace and Sofia… Father, Randall, is a former NFL quarterback…Mother, Felicity, was a ballerina at the Dance Theatre of Harlem...Considers her father “a father, coach, mentor, friend, pastor”...Became the youngest U.S. track and field athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games since 1980 until Sydney McLaughlin qualified…Interests include skateboarding, fashion, her German Shepard “Mango”...Enjoys fashion and modeling...plans to design her own apparel line.

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