Kori Carter

Kori Carter

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1992-06-03) June 3, 1992 Claremont, California
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 metres hurdles
College team	Stanford Cardinal
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 11.57 s (Berkeley, CA 2011) 100 m Hurdles: 12.76 s (Los Angeles 2013) 400 m Hurdles: 53.21 s (Eugene 2013)
Medal record World Championships {{400 m hurdles}}

Kori Carter (born June 3, 1992) is an American track and field athlete,^[1] specializing in hurdle races.^[2] Kori Carter was a nine-time All-American at Stanford University sponsored by Nike.

Prep

While at Claremont High School, in Claremont, California, Carter won the CIF California State Meet in both hurdle races her junior and senior years (2009–10)^[3][3] while winning the 300 hurdles in 2008.^[4] She made the final in both races all four years, the first of those as a freshman in 2007 was the race where Vashti Thomas set the current National record in the 100 metres hurdles.^[5]

NCAA

Kori Carter was a nine-time All-American at Stanford University sponsored by Nike.^[6][7]

As a Junior, on June 8, 2013, Carter won the NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the 400 metres hurdles in collegiate record time of 53.21.^{[8][9][10][11]} That mark tied triple Olympic gold medalist Marie-José Pérec for number 20 on the all-time list. Carter was a 2013 Bowerman finalist.^[12]

Professional

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

At the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, 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 Athletics in Beijing, China in August.

She failed to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

International competitions

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

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