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Alexis Holmes

Alexis Holmes (born January 28, 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres. She won gold medals in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 Olympic Games as well the World Athletics Championships and World Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]

Alexis Holmes
Holmes in 2024
Personal information
Born (2000-01-28) January 28, 2000 (age 26)
Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
Event
400 m
ClubNike
Turned pro2022
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 49.77 (Saint-Denis, Paris 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris4 × 400 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest4 × 400 m mixed
Gold medal – first place2025 Tokyo4 × 400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2025 Tokyo4 × 400 m mixed
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Nanjing4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2024 Glasgow4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2025 Nanjing400 m
Bronze medal – third place2024 Glasgow400 m
World Relays
Gold medal – first place2024 Nassau4 × 400 m relay
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 San Jose4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2019 San Jose400 m

Early life

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From Hamden, Connecticut,[2] Holmes attended Cheshire Academy.[3]

Career

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2023

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Holmes ran a personal best 400 m time of 50.32 in Memphis, Tennessee in August 2023.[4] She was selected for the American team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships and competed in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay.[5][6] She won a gold medal as the USA team set a new world record time of 3:08.80.[7] The world record time set by Holmes, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling and Justin Robinson was ratified by World Athletics in November 2023.[8] That month, a photograph taken of Holmes and Dutch athlete Femke Bol at the finish line taken by Sam Barnes was a finalist for the 2023 World Athletics Photograph of the Year award.[9]

2024

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In February 2024, she won the US national indoor title over 400 metres with a championship record time of 50.34 in New Mexico.[10] She competed in the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow and won the bronze medal in the final in a personal best time of 50.24 seconds.[11] She was part of the 4 × 400m relay team which won the silver medal in Glasgow.[12]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[13] She won the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on June 2, 2024.[14]

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, running a personal best time of 49.77 seconds to place sixth in the final.[15] She also competed in the women's 4 × 400m relay at the Games, winning the gold medal with the American relay team.[16]

In December 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.[17]

2025

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In February 2025, she retained her title at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[18] She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where she won the silver medal in the final in 50.63 seconds, 0.03 seconds behind Great Britain's Amber Anning.[19][20][21] She also won gold in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay.[22] In April 2025, she competed at the inaugural Grand Slam Track event in Kingston, Jamaica in the Long Sprints category, placing fourth in the 400 metres in 50.12 seconds.[23] At the second 2025 Grand Slam Track event in Miami she finished third in the 400 metres with a time of 50.36 seconds on 2 May 2025.[24] She finished fifth in the final of the 400 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 50.33 seconds.[25] She finished fourth at the 2025 Athletissima in wet conditions in Lausanne.[26]

She was subsequently selected for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in where she ran in the women's x 400 metres relay.[27][28] She also ran as the American team won the gold medal in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in Tokyo.[29]

Statistics

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Circuit performances

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Grand Slam Track results[30]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Kingston SlamLong sprints 200 m6th23.33US$25,000
400 m4th50.12
2025 Miami SlamLong sprints 400 m3rd50.36US$25,000
200 m5th22.83
2025 Philadelphia SlamLong sprints 400 m4th51.02US$20,000
200 m6th22.97

International competitions

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NCAA

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Holmes attended Penn State and was named Big Ten women's freshman of the year in 2019[31] before transferring and graduating from the University of Kentucky in 2022.[32]

Running for the Kentucky Wildcats, Holmes was part of a women's 4 × 400 m relay team that set a new college record time.[33] They also won the NCAA Division I title in 2022.[34]

YearCompetitionPositionEventTime
2019 Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships 5th 200 m 23.74
1st 400 m 52.14
5th 4 × 400 m 3:41.39
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 4th 400 m 52.37
Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships 5th 200 m 23.83
1st 400 m 52.17
Representing the Kentucky Wildcats (2020–2022)
2020 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Indoor Track and Field Championships 1st 400 m 52.08
2nd 4 × 400 m 3:35.52
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships[35] All-American 400 m Cancelled by COVID-19
All-American 4 × 400 m
2022 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Indoor Track and Field Championships 1st 400 m 50.77
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:25.89
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 4th 400 m 51.50
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:28.77
Southeastern Conference (SEC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships 3rd 400 m 50.74
1st 4 × 400 m 3:21.93
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 4th 400 m 50.71
1st 4 × 400 m 3:22.55

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Little timed 57.46 s in the semi-finals. It would have been third result in the final.
  2. ↑ "AROUND THE HORN: CA's Holmes named CT's top female track athlete after record-breaking performance at New Balance Nationals; Hunter women top Stanley GC in match play". Myrecordjournal.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2023.[dead link]
  3. ↑ "Alexis Holmes '18 earns All-American honors". Cheshireacademy.org. April 22, 2019. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ Hollobaugh, Jeff (August 7, 2023). "ATL Murphey Classic — Wiley Impresses Over 800". Trackandfieldnews. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ "USA names team of 139 for WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ "USA breaks mixed 4x400m world record in Budapest". World Athletics. August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ratified: USA's world mixed 4x400m record". World Athletics. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Finalists announced for 2023 World Athletics Photograph of the Year". World Athletics. November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Lyles pips Coleman in 60m thriller at US Champs". Athletics Weekly. February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Women's 400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  13. ↑ "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  14. ↑ Johnson, Robert (June 2, 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Women's 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 10, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Nickisha Pryce, Alexis Holmes, Oblique Seville, More Join Grand Slam Track". FloTrack. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  18. ↑ Jampol, Noah (February 23, 2025). "Nikki Hiltz Completes 1500/3000 Sweep, Resurgent Nia Akins Wins 800". Lets Run. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  19. ↑ Hall, Dan (March 14, 2025). "USATF Announces 56 Athletes For Team USA At 2025 World Indoor Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Five things to look forward to on day two in Nanjing". World Athletics. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Anning rebounds with 400m triumph in Nanjing". World Athletics. March 22, 2025. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  22. ↑ "USA's women win 4x400m to claim final title of WIC Nanjing 25". World Athletics. March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  23. ↑ Levy, Leighton (April 5, 2025). "Salwa Eid Naser Blazes to World-Leading 48.67 at Grand Slam Track in Kingston". SportsMax.tv. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Miami". World Athletics. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  25. ↑ "USA Championships". World Athletics. August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Results - Athletissima Lausanne Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  27. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. September 20, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  28. ↑ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  29. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. September 13, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Alexis Holmes Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year". hopsusports. December 3, 2019.
  32. ↑ Geoghegan, Zack (August 18, 2023). "Six former Kentucky T&F stars set to compete at World Athletics Championships". on3.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  33. ↑ Wireman, Amthony (May 15, 2022). "THEIR SPORTS Kentucky women's 4x400m relay team breaks collegiate record".
  34. ↑ Hale, Jon (June 12, 2022). "Kentucky track star Abby Steiner breaks collegiate record to win national title". Louisville Courier Journal.
  35. ↑ 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships start lists NCAA
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