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| Born | March 8, 1996 Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | USC Trojans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | New Balance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 49.46 (Eugene, OR 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kendall Ellis OLY[citation needed] (born March 8, 1996) is an American sprinter.[1] Ellis won gold in the 4x400 m relay and bronze in the Mixed 4x400 metres at the Tokyo Olympics. She competed in the 400 meters at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships, winning gold medals as a part of prelim 4×400 m relays. As a junior, Ellis took gold in the 4×400 m relay and bronze in the 400 meters at the 2015 Pan American Junior Championships.[2]
On June 10, 2018, she gained widespread distinction after her come from behind victory in the 1600 meter relay at the NCAA Track and Field Championships. She caught Purdue's Jaheya Mitchel at the finish line, giving University of Southern California the team event and its second women's track and field national title in program history.[3] Ellis is a 3-time NCAA champion, 14-time NCAA Division I All-American, 7-time Pac-12 Conference champion and 5-time Mountain Pacific Sports Federation champion. Ellis set 2 NCAA indoor track and field records, a North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association indoor 400 meters record and United States collegiate records in 400 m and 4 x 400 m relay.
- ^ "Kendall Ellis". IAAF. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ "400 Metres women". IAAF. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ "The USC runner whose title-winning relay went viral? Her career began in South Florida". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 12, 2018.