Sandi Morris (born July 8, 1992, in Downers Grove, Illinois) is an American pole vaulter. She won the silver medal in the pole vault event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and has taken World Championship silver four times (2017, 2019, 2022 and 2025). Indoors she is a two-time world champion (2018 and 2022).
Career Morris has a personal best vault of indoor, set on March 12, 2016, in Portland, Oregon. She matched this height at the 2018 World Indoor Championships when setting a new championship record.2016 Doha Diamond League video of world leading jump in pole vaultSandi Morris set for tilt at Isinbayeva's world record . Retrieved on September 10, 2016. July 23, 2016, Morris cleared at American Track League in Houston at Rice University breaking Jennifer Suhr's American outdoor record in the pole vault. Morris cleared at 2016 IAAF Diamond League Memorial Van Damme in Brussels on September 9, 2016, to set the U.S. women's outdoor pole vault record.
She won World Championship silver in London 2017 (4.75 m) and Doha 2019 (4.90 m). At the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham she won gold with a championship record of 4.95 m. She defended that indoor title in Belgrade in 2022 (4.80 m). Outdoors she added further World Championship silvers in Eugene 2022 (4.85 m) and Tokyo 2025 (4.85 m). At the delayed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo she did not reach the final (tied 16th, 4.40 m).
Morris has won multiple U.S. titles, including a tenth national title in 2026 with 4.90 m. At Weltklasse Zürich on August 26, 2026, in Zurich Main Station, she cleared 4.75 m and finished joint third with Katie Moon. Hana Moll (USA) won with 4.90 m; Angelica Moser (SUI) took second place with 4.85 m.
Personal bests Outdoor: 5.00 m NR — Brussels, September 9, 2016
Indoor: 4.95 m — Portland, March 12, 2016 (equalled in Birmingham, 2018)
Personal life Morris grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. She has been coached by Bryan Compton and has been married to long jumper Tyrone Smith since 2019.
Representing the 2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 2nd Pole Vault 2022 World Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd Pole Vault World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia1stPole Vault2021Olympic GamesTokyo, JapanT-16thPole Vault2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2ndPole Vault2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom1stPole Vault CR2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom2ndPole Vault2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil2ndPole VaultWorld Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, OR, United States2ndPole Vault2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China4thPole Vault2014NACAC U23 ChampionshipsKamloops, Canada1stPole Vault CR2011Pan American U20 ChampionshipsMiramar, FL, United States2ndPole VaultRepresenting Puma2022USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon1stPole VaultUSATF Indoor ChampionshipsSpokane, Washington1stPole Vault2021US Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon3rdPole VaultRepresenting Nike2020USATF Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico1stPole Vault2019USATF ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa1stPole Vault2018USATF ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa1stPole VaultUSATF Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico2ndPole Vault2017USATF ChampionshipsSacramento, California1stPole VaultUSATF Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico1stPole Vault2016US Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon2ndPole VaultUSATF Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, Oregon1stPole Vault2015USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon2ndPole VaultRepresenting the Arkansas Razorbacks2014USATF ChampionshipsSacramento, California2ndPole VaultUSATF Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico4thPole VaultRepresenting the North Carolina Tar Heels2011USATF U20 ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon2ndPole VaultRepresenting Greenville High School2010USATF Junior OlympicsSacramento, California1stPole Vault2009USATF Junior OlympicsGreensboro, North Carolina5thPole Vault Morris won 2017 Drake Relays Pole vault title in .
NCAA Year SEC indoorTrack and FieldChampionships NCAA indoorTrack and FieldChampionships SEC OutdoorTrack and FieldChampionships NCAA OutdoorTrack and FieldChampionshipsRepresenting the Arkansas Razorbacks 2015 1st 1st NCAA Record 1st 2nd 2014 1st 4th 2013 2nd 4th Representing the North Carolina Tar Heels Year ACC indoor NCAA indoor ACC Outdoor NCAA Outdoor 2012 4th 11th NH 11th 2011 4th 11th 3rd
High school Morris won 2009 and 2010 South Carolina High School League 3A state pole vault titles. Morris is a graduate of Greenville High School where she was a record-setting pole vaulter and all-state volleyball player. Morris was inducted into the Greenville County, SC Schools Hall of Fame in 2021.Greenville County, South Carolina Hall of Fame Class of 2021 (including Morris) - accessed 6 February 2022.
Year Region 2 State Outdoor 2010 1st 1st 2009 1st 1st
See also Five metres club
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