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Chris Nilsen

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 1/13/1998
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Kansas City, MO
  • High School: Park Hill High School
  • College: University of South Dakota ‘20, Kinesiology and Exercise Science

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Derek Miles
  • Agent: Karen Locke
  • Sponsor: Nike

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, silver (pole vault)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2017 World Outdoor Championships, Q2 - Seventh (pole vault)
  • 2016 World U20 Championships, seventh (pole vault)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, gold (pole vault)
  • 2019 Pan American Games, gold (pole vault)
  • 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (pole vault)
  • 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, seventh (pole vault)
  • 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships, silver (pole vault)
  • 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (pole vault)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (pole vault)
  • 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, bronze (pole vault)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, bronze (pole vault)
  • 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (pole vault)
  • 2016 USATF Junior Championships, gold (pole vault)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Q2 - NH (pole vault)

Personal

Son of Mark and Karen Nilsen…Has one sister, Nicole…Two-time NCAA champion in outdoor pole vault (2018, 2019)…2017 NCAA champion in indoor pole vault…Two-time semifinalist for The Bowerman award for most outstanding male collegiate track and field athlete...In 2016, was named the Gatorade Missouri Boy’s Track and Field Athlete of the Year... was the only pole vaulter to clear 5.90 m at the 2020 Olympic Trials…Enjoys coffee, spending time with friends and hiking…passionate about sports nutrition.

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