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Kori Carter

Kori Carter

Kori Carter in 2013
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1992-06-03) June 3, 1992 (age 32) Claremont, California
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 metres hurdles
College team	Stanford Cardinal
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 11.57 s (Berkeley, CA 2011) 100 m Hurdles: 12.76 s (Los Angeles 2013) 400 m Hurdles: 52.95 s (Sacramento 2017)
Medal record World Championships 2017 London 400 m hurdles

Kori Carter (born June 3, 1992) is an American track and field athlete^[1] specializing in hurdle races,^[2] the World Champion in the 400 metres hurdles event in 2017. Kori Carter was a nine-time All-AmericanatStanford University sponsored by Jordan Brand.

While at Claremont High School, in Claremont, California, Carter won the illustrious double hurdles title at the CIF California State Meet her junior and senior years (2009–10) (13.59/41.09 & 13.33/40.44), while winning the 300 hurdles in 2008.^[3] She made the final in both races all four years, the first of those as a freshman in 2007.

Kori Carter was a nine-time All-AmericanatStanford University sponsored by Nike.^[4][5]

As a Junior, on June 8, 2013, Carter won the NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the 400 metres hurdlesincollegiate record time of 53.21.^[6][7][8][9] That mark tied triple Olympic gold medalist Marie-José Pérec for number 20 on the all-time list. Carter was a 2013 Bowerman finalist.^[10] In 2023, she was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.^[11]

Kori ran 55.69 in 400 meters at 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 21, 2013.^[12]

Carter won the 400 meter hurdles at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

At the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsinEugene, Oregon Kori placed 3rd in the 400m hurdles in 54.41, to go on to represent the U.S. for the 400m hurdles in the 2015 World Championships in AthleticsinBeijing, China in August.

At the 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)inEugene, Oregon Kori placed 4th in the 400m hurdles in 54.47 but failed to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.^[13]

At the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsinSacramento Kori placed 3rd in the 400m hurdles in 52.95,^[14] to represent the U.S. for the 400m hurdles in the 2017 World Championships in AthleticsinLondon, where she won the world championship at 53.08.

At the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsinAlbuquerque, New Mexico, Kori Carter placed 9th in the 60m hurdles in 8.03.^[15]

At the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsinDes Moines, Iowa Kori Carter placed 6th in the 100m hurdles in 13.11.^[16]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  United States
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	7th in semifinal	400 metres hurdles	1:01.20
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen	2nd	100 metres hurdles	13.26
2014	2014 IAAF Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	7th	400 metres hurdles	56.80
2015	2015 World Championships in Athletics	Beijing National Stadium, Beijing, China	semifinal	400 metres hurdles	56.22
2017	2017 World Championships in Athletics	London Olympic Stadium, London, Great Britain	1st	400 metres hurdles	53.07

• Kori CarteratWorld Athletics
• Kori Carteratwww.USATF.org
• Kori CarteratTeam USA (archive April 7, 2022)