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==Early life== |
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Born and raised in [[Rock Island, Illinois]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-lindsey-105778209/ |access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref>, he attended [[Rock Island High School]]. He used to train at a [[boxing]] in the [[Quad Cities]] operated by his step father. Lindsey began his collegiate career at [[Iowa Central Community College]]. In July 2019, he signed a letter of intent to transfer to [[Texas Tech University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qctimes.com/sports/college/motivated-lindsey-on-a-fast-track-at-texas-tech/article_85e67a70-ac13-576f-b74e-f063c4388338.html|website=qctimes|accessdate=5 July 2023|title= Motivated Lindsey on a fast track at Texas Tech|first=Steve|last=Batterson|date=January 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://qconline.com/on-the-fast-track-rock-island-graduate-courtney-lindsey-sprinting-to-success/collection_3c4cf83c-b399-11e9-bbeb-9fb586962e97.html#1|website=qconline|accessdate=5 July 2023|title= On the fast track: Rock Island graduate Courtney Lindsey sprinting to success|date=July 31, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 20:28, 8 November 2023
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 18 November 1998 Rock Island, Illinois, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 9.89 (Austin, 2023) 200m 19.85 (Eugene, 2023) |
Courtney Lindsey (born 18 November 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]
Early life
Born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois[2], he attended Rock Island High School. He used to train at a boxing in the Quad Cities operated by his step father. Lindsey began his collegiate career at Iowa Central Community College. In July 2019, he signed a letter of intent to transfer to Texas Tech University.[3][4]
Career
In June 2023, competing for Texas Tech University, he ran a new personal best time of 10.02 in the heats of the NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 100m event in Austin, Texas. He then triumphed in the final, running a new personal best time of 9.89 seconds.[5] Although, his 4x100m relay team was disqualified at the same event,[6] he ran another new personal best of 19.86s to finish runner-up in the 200m race.[7]
Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, he reached the semi-finals of the 100m competition.[8] In the 200 metres, he beat Fred Kerley and Christian Coleman, amongst others, to finish in third place in the final in a new personal best time of 19.85 seconds.[9][10]
In July 2023, he made his debut in a Diamond League event, finishing seventh in Monaco in the 100 metres.[11] He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[12] Competing in the 200m in Budapest he qualified for the semi finals where he ran 20.22, missing out on a spot in the final by 1 hundredth of a second to Joseph Fahnbulleh.[13]
References
- ^ a"Courtney Lindsey". World Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-lindsey-105778209/. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Batterson, Steve (January 23, 2023). "Motivated Lindsey on a fast track at Texas Tech". qctimes. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "On the fast track: Rock Island graduate Courtney Lindsey sprinting to success". qconline. July 31, 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Battaglia, Joe (June 10, 2023). "Courtney Lindsey of Texas Tech Dips To Win 100m Title At NCAA Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Bloomquist, Bret (10 June 2023). "Courtney Lindsey has stunning day at NCAA Championships as Texas Tech finishes sixth". Lubbockonline. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Jones, Tony (June 10, 2023). "Courtney Lindsey: From Rock Island To NCAA D1 100m Champion". il.milesplit.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Men's 100m Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Gabby Thomas sets best 200m time of year in US". au.sports.yahoo.com. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Sands, Rich (July 12, 2023). "USATF Men's 200 — Knighton's Third Team, First Win". trackandfieldnews. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Results 100m Monaco Diamond League". Watch Athletics. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Men's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
