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KC Kc Lightfoot
USAMenBirth dateNov 11, 1999
BirthplaceLee's Summit, United States
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KC Lightfoot is an American pole vaulter, born on November 11, 1999, in Lee's Summit, Missouri.
He holds the American record in the pole vault with a clearance of 6.07 m, achieved at the Music City Track Carnival in Nashville on June 2, 2023, surpassing the previous record of 6.06 m set by Sam Kendricks.
Lightfoot ranks fifth on the world all-time list in the pole vault. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he placed fourth, narrowly missing a medal on the sport's biggest stage.
PB
Personal bests
6.07
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PV | 5.91 | - | Apr 20, 2026 | ↓ | Drake Relays Vault at Jordan Creek |
| 2025 | PV | 5.75 | - | Jun 28, 2025 | ↓ | Pole Vault Championships, DC Pole Vault Center, Washington, DC - Elite Event |
| 2024 | PV | 5.92 | - | Feb 6, 2024 | ↓ | Mondo Classic, IFU Arena, Uppsala (i) |
| 2023 | PV | 6.07 | - | Jun 2, 2023 | ↓ | Music City Track Carnival, Vanderbilt Track, Nashville, TN |
| 2022 | PV | 5.95 | - | Feb 12, 2022 | ↓ | PSD Bank Indoor Meeting, Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund (i) |
| 2021 | PV | 6.00 | - | Feb 13, 2021 | ↓ | Sports Performance Center, Lubbock, TX (USA) (i) |
| 2020 | PV | 5.83 | - | Feb 14, 2020 | ↓ | Lied Recreation Center, Ames, IA (USA) (i) |
| 2019 | PV | 5.76 | - | Jul 27, 2019 | ↓ | USA Championships, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA |
| 2018 | PV | 5.58 | - | Jun 2, 2018 | ↓ | Albuquerque, NM (USA) |
| 2017 | PV | 5.39 | - | Jun 3, 2017 | ↓ | Albuquerque, NM (USA) |
| 2016 | PV | 5.00 | - | Jul 31, 2016 | ↓ | Sacramento, CA (USA) |
| 2015 | PV | 4.49 | - | May 29, 2015 | ↓ | Jefferson City, MO (USA) |
2026
18 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PV | 5.72 | - | Jul 23 | USA Championships |
PV | 5.63 | - | Jun 28 | Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline |
PV | 5.72 | - | Jun 23 | 21. NetAachen Domspringen |
PV | 5.82 | - | Jun 19 | Doha Meeting |
PV | 5.30 | - | Jun 6 | USATF Lone Star Grand Prix |
PV | 5.72 | - | Jun 3 | Paavo Nurmi Games |
PV | 5.48 | - | May 9 | Pitt State "The Almost Last Chance" Invitational |
PV | 5.47 | - | Apr 24 | 116th Drake Relays |
PV | 5.91 | - | Apr 20 | Drake Relays Vault at Jordan Creek |
PV | 5.65 | - | Mar 12 | Mondo Classic |
PV | 5.80 | - | Mar 7 | Perche Elite Tour |
PV | 5.85 | - | Feb 28 | USA Indoor Championships |
PV | 5.80 | - | Feb 22 | All Star Perche |
PV | 5.80 | - | Feb 19 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF |
PV | 5.91 | - | Feb 7 | Wooo Pig Classic |
PV | 5.84 | - | Jan 30 | Perch'Xtrem |
PV | 5.70 | - | Jan 25 | Meeting de Paris Indoor |
PV | 5.90 | - | Jan 16 | UCS Spirit National Pole Vault Summit |
2025
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PV | 5.62 | - | Aug 3 | USA Championships |
PV | 5.62 | - | Aug 2 | USA Championships |
PV | 5.47 | - | Jul 11 | Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline |
PV | 5.60 | - | Jul 5 | Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline |
PV | 5.75 | - | Jun 28 | Pole Vault Championships, DC Pole Vault Center, Washington, DC - Elite Event |
PV | 5.74 | - | Jun 9 | FBK Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo |
PV | 5.50 | - | May 17 | adidas Atlanta City Games, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, GA |
PV | 5.70 | - | Apr 26 | 115th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA |
PV | 5.65 | - | Jan 17 | National Pole Vault Summit, Reno Livestock Events Center, Reno, NV (i) - Open Event |
2024
16 performances2023
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PV | 5.52 | - | Sep 17 | Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline |
PV | 5.82 | - | Sep 8 | Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline |
PV | 5.82 | - | Sep 3 | ISTAF, Olympiastadion, Berlin |
PV | 5.85 | - | Aug 31 | Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline |
PV | 5.62 | - | Aug 5 | Ed Murphey Classic, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN |
PV | 5.62 | - | Aug 4 | Ed Murphey Classic, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN |
PV | 5.81 | - | Jul 9 | USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
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Honours
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2024Oslo Bislett Games
Pole Vault
4
2021The XXXII Olympic Games
Pole Vault
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2021NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships
Pole Vault