Sandi Morris (born July 8, 1992) is an American

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record holder. She won the silver medal in the pole vault event at the

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. She also won silver at the pole vault event at the

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and another

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at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics. In 2018 she won gold at the World Indoor Championships. Morris has a personal best vault of indoor, set on March 12, 2016 in

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. She matched this height at the 2018 World Indoor Champships when setting a new championship record. July 23, 2016, Morris cleared at American Track League in Houston at

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breaking Jennifer Suhr's American outdoor record in the pole vault. Morris cleared at 2016

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in Brussels on September 9, 2016 to set the U.S. women's outdoor pole vault record.

Professional

Morris won 2017

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title in .

NCAA

High school

Morris won 2009 and 2010

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3A state pole vault titles. Morris is a graduate of Greenville High School where she was a record-setting pole vaulter and all-state volleyball player. Morris was inducted into the Greenville County, SC Schools Hall of Fame in 2021.Greenville County, South Carolina Hall of Fame Class of 2021 (including Morris)
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Sandi 1992 births Living people American female pole vaulters World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States People from Downers Grove, Illinois Sportspeople from DuPage County, Illinois Arkansas Razorbacks women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics North Carolina Tar Heels women's track and field athletes Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field World Athletics Championships medalists Track and field athletes from Illinois World Athletics Indoor Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 20th-century American women 21st-century American women