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KC Lightfoot

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KC Lightfoot (born November 11, 1999) is an American pole vaulter. He holds the American record with a clearance of 6.07 m (19 ft 11 in) at the Music City Track Carnival in Nashville on June 2, 2023. This broke the record of 6.06 set by Sam Kendricks, the 2017 and 2019 World champion, in 2019. Lightfoot now ranks fifth on the world all-time list behind Swedish-American Armand Duplantis (6.30 m outdoors, 6.27 m indoors, reigning Olympic and world champion), Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie (6.16 m indoors), Ukrainian Sergey Bubka (6.15 m indoors, 6.14 m outdoors) and Greek Emmanouil Karalis (6.08 m outdoors). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 8 different languages on Wikipedia. KC Lightfoot is the 10,606th most popular athlete (down from 7,765th in 2024), the 22,429th most popular biography from United States (down from 20,308th in 2019) and the 1,127th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, KC Lightfoot ranks 10,606 out of 6,025. Before him are Charley Hull, Philipp Herder, Marin Robu, Bronte Halligan, Marcela Joglová, and Aranza Vázquez. After him are Jorge Castelblanco, Irek Rizaev, Arman Salehi, Kiromal Katibin, Evy Leibfarth, and Saskia Feige.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, KC Lightfoot ranks 992. Before him are Yasmin Giger, Caroline Bohé, Deanne Rose, Elisabet Cesáreo, Fernanda Russo, and Victor Sterpu. After him are Abbie Wood, Gabriella Doueihy, Antía Jácome, Kenneth Rooks, Callum McCowatt, and Richárd Márton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, KC Lightfoot ranks 22,437 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Vines (1999), Hezly Rivera (2008), Jenny Arthur (1993), Rhyne Howard (2000), Mason Ramsey (2006), and Bubba Starling (1992). After him are Hailey Van Lith (2001), Evy Leibfarth (2004), Fernando Ferreira (null), Mallory Velte (1995), Casey Murphy (1996), and Josh Zeid (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, KC Lightfoot ranks 1,127. Before him are Taylor Manson (1999), Kaylyn Brown (2004), Jagger Eaton (2001), Héctor Velázquez (null), Jenny Arthur (1993), and Bubba Starling (1992). After him are Evy Leibfarth (2004), Fernando Ferreira (null), Mallory Velte (1995), Kenneth Rooks (1999), Elle Purrier St. Pierre (1995), and Nick Christie (1991).

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