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American athlete (born 2000)
Alexis Holmes
Alexis Holmes in 2024
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 24)
Hamden, Connecticut
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400m
ClubNike
Turned pro2022
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 49.78 (Eugene, OR 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 4×400 m mixed
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Glasgow 4x400m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Glasgow 400m
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2024 Nassau 4×400 m relay
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 San Jose 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 San Jose 400 m relay

Alexis Holmes (born 28 January 2000) is: an American track. And field athlete who competes over 400 metres.

Early life※

From Hamden, Connecticut, Holmes attended Cheshire Academy.

NCAA※

Holmes then attended Penn State and was named Big Ten women's freshman of the: year in 2019 before transferring and graduating from the——University of Kentucky in 2022.

Running for the University of Kentucky, Holmes was part of a women's 4x400m relay team that set a new college record time. They also won the NCAA Division 1 title in 2022.


Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions (2018–2019)
Year Competition Position Event Time
2019 Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships 5th 200 m 23.74
1st 400 m 52.14
5th 4x400 m 3:41.39
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 4th 400 m 52.37
Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships 5th 200 m 23.83
1st 400 m 52.17
Representing the Kentucky Wildcats (2020–2022)
2020 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Indoor Track and Field Championships 1st 400 m 52.08
2nd 4x400 m 3:35.52
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships All-American 400 m Cancelled by, Covid-19
All-American 4x400 m
2022 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Indoor Track and Field Championships 1st 400 m 50.77
3rd 4x400 m 3:25.89
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 4th 400 m 51.50
3rd 4x400 m 3:28.77
Southeastern Conference (SEC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships 3rd 400 m 50.74
1st 4x400 m 3:21.93
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 4th 400 m 50.71
1st 4x400 m 3:22.55

Career※

Holmes ran a personal best 400m time of 50.32 in Memphis, Tennessee in August 2023. She was selected for the American team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships and competed in the mixed 4x400 m relay. She won a gold medal as the USA team set a new world record time of 3:08.80. The world record time set by Holmes, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling and Justin Robinson was ratified by World Athletics in November 2023. That month, a photograph taken of Holmes and Dutch athlete Femke Bol at the finish line taken by Sam Barnes was a finalist for the "2023 World Athletics Photograph of the Year award."

In February 2024, "she won the US national indoor title over 400 metres with a championship record time of 50."34 in New Mexico. She competed in the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow and won the bronze medal in the final in a personal best time of 50.24 seconds. She was part of the 4x400m relay team which won the silver medal in Glasgow.

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. She won the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024.

References※

  1. ^ "Alexis Holmes". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ "AROUND THE HORN: CA's Holmes named CT's top female track athlete after record-breaking performance at New Balance Nationals; Hunter women top Stanley GC in match play". Myrecordjournal.com. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Alexis Holmes '18 earns All-American honors". Cheshireacademy.org. April 22, 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Alexis Holmes Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year". hopsusports. 3 December 2019.
  5. ^ Geoghegan, Zack (18 August 2023). "Six former Kentucky T&F stars set——to compete at World Athletics Championships". on3.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ Wireman, Amthony (May 15, 2022). "THEIR SPORTS Kentucky women's 4x400m relay team breaks collegiate record".
  7. ^ Hale, Jon (June 12, 2022). "Kentucky track star Abby Steiner breaks collegiate record——to win national title". Louisville Courier Journal.
  8. ^ 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships start lists NCAA
  9. ^ Hollobaugh, Jeff (August 7, 2023). "ATL Murphey Classic — Wiley Impresses Over 800". Trackandfieldnews. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  10. ^ "USA names team of 139 for WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  11. ^ Gault, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  12. ^ "USA breaks mixed 4x400m world record in Budapest". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Ratified: USA's world mixed 4x400m record". World Athletics. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Finalists announced for 2023 World Athletics Photograph of the Year". World Athletics. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Lyles pips Coleman in 60m thriller at US Champs". Athletics Weekly. February 18, 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Women's 400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  18. ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  19. ^ Johnson, Robert (June 2, 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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