Name: Chris Nilsen
Sport: Track and Field
Event(s): Pole Vault
Height: 6-5
DOB: 1/13/1998
Birthplace: Kansas City, Mo.
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
High School: Park Hill High School (Concord, Calif.) ‘16
College: University of South Dakota ‘20, Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Coach(es): Derek Miles
Olympic Experience
- One-time Olympian (2020), one-time Olympic medalist (silver)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (pole vault)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2017 – 13th (pole vault)
- Years of participation: Outdoor – 2017
- Top Finish: 13th – 2017 (pole vault)
Other Career Highlights
- Two-time NCAA champion in outdoor pole vault (2018, 2019)
- 2017 NCAA champion in indoor pole vault
- Two-time semifinalist for The Bowerman award for most outstanding male collegiate track and field athlete
- In 2016, was named the Gatorade Missouri Boy’s Track and Field Athlete of the Year
Personal:
Son of Mark and Karen Nilsen...Has one sister, Nicole...Before turning to pole vault full time, he split time as a high jumper.
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