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'''Rachel McCoy''' (born 1 August 1995) is an American athlete who competes in the [[high jump]]. |
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{{Medal|Sport|Women's [[athletics (sport)|athletics]]}} |
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{{Medal|Country| {{USA}} }} |
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{{Medal|Competition| [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]}} |
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{{Medal| | [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2021 Tokyo]] | [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|High jump]]}} |
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{{Medal|Competition| [[World Athletics Championships]]}} |
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{{Medal| | [[2022 World Athletics Championships|2022 Eugene]] | [[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's high jump#Qualification|High jump]]}} |
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{{Medal|Competition| [[World Athletics Indoor Championships]]}} |
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{{Medal| | [[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2022 Belgrade]] | [[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump|High jump]]}} |
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{{Medal|Competition| [[World Athletics U20 Championships]]}} |
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{{Medal| | [[2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2014 Eugene]] | [[2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump|High jump]]}} |
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{{Medal|Competition| [[Athletics at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] }} |
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{{Medal|Gold|[[Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games|2023 Santiago]] | [[Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's high jump|High Jump]]}} |
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{{Medal|Competition| [[NACAC Championships in Athletics|NACAC Championships]] }} |
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{{Medal| | [[2016 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics|2016 San Salvador]] | [[2016 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics|High Jump]]}} |
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'''Rachel McCoy''' (born August 1, 1995) is an American athlete who competes in the [[high jump]]. |
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==Career== |
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McCoy equalled her lifetime best height of 1.93m at the USATF Throws Festival in [[Tucson]] in May 2021 and within a week had surpassed it and made the Olympic qualifying standard of 1.96 at the USATF Invitational event at the Prairie View A&M University on 26 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usatf.org/news/2021/mccoy’s-olympic-standard-highlights-storm-shortene|title=USA Track & Field | McCoy’s Olympic standard highlights storm-shortened USATF Invitational|website=usatf.org}}</ref> In June 2021 she was ranked 19th in the world and selected for the American team to compare at the delayed [[2020 Tokyo Olympics]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/world-rankings/high-jump/women|title=World Rankings | Women's High Jump|website=www.worldathletics.org}}</ref> |
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McCoy equaled her lifetime best height of {{convert|1.93|m|ftin|abbr=on}} at the USATF Throws Festival in [[Tucson, Arizona]] in May 2021 and within a week had surpassed it and made the Olympic qualifying standard of {{convert|1.96|m|ftin|abbr=on}} at the USATF Invitational event at the [[Prairie View A&M University]] on May 26, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usatf.org/news/2021/mccoy’s-olympic-standard-highlights-storm-shortene|title=USA Track & Field | McCoy's Olympic standard highlights storm-shortened USATF Invitational|website=usatf.org}}</ref> In June 2021 she was ranked 19th in the world. She finished in a tie-breaker fourth place at the [[2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|Olympic Trials]], but by virtue of being one of only three Americans with the standard, was selected for the American team to compete at the delayed [[2020 Tokyo Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/world-rankings/high-jump/women|title=World Rankings | Women's High Jump|website=www.worldathletics.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/04/05/team-usa-tokyo-olympics-qualifiers/ |title=Fifty-six gold medalists are back for more as Team USA unveils its Tokyo roster |website=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://californianewstimes.com/rachel-mccoy-is-elated-about-becoming-one-of-the-few-fontana-athletes-to-ever-be-in-the-olympics-news/425118/ |title=Rachel McCoy is ‘elated’ about becoming one of the few Fontana athletes to ever be in the Olympics |website=californianewstimes.com}}</ref> |
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McCoy had previously met the qualifying standard for the [[2016 Olympics]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/.amp/olympics/2016/06/07/vashti-cunningham-randall-nfl-ballerina-high-jump-rio-olympics|title=Just 18, Vashti Cunningham is poised to be world's best high jumper |
McCoy had previously met the qualifying standard for the [[2016 Olympics]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/.amp/olympics/2016/06/07/vashti-cunningham-randall-nfl-ballerina-high-jump-rio-olympics|title=Just 18, Vashti Cunningham is poised to be world's best high jumper|website=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> but finished 9th in the American 2016 Olympic Trials and was not selected.<ref>[https://www.bleacherreport.com/amp/2649924-us-olympic-trials-2016-track-and-field-results-qualifying-times-for-sunday.amp.html]{{dead link|date=June 2021}}</ref> |
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McCoy qualified for [[United States national track and field team|Team USA]] for the 2nd time where she competed and placed 4th in the women's high jump at [[2016 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tiempodellegada.com/Results/2016/NACAC/160715F029.htm |title=IX NACAC U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7/15/2016 to 7/17/2016 San Salvador, El Salvador Jorge "El Magico" Gonzalez National Stadium Event 113 Women High Jump |website=tiempodellegada.com}}</ref> |
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McCoy won gold at the [[Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games|2023 Pan American Games]] in [[Santiago, Chile]] in November 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=667315|website=Runnerspace|accessdate=6 November 2023|title= MATTHEW LUDWIG, RACHEL MCCOY AND CURTIS THOMPSON GRAB GOLD, GIVING AMERICANS 25 MEDALS AT PAN AMERICAN GAMES|date=5 November 2023}}</ref> |
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==Major competition record== |
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!colspan="7"|Representing the {{USA}} |
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|2014 |
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|[[2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics]] |
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|[[Eugene, Oregon]] |
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|4th |
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|[[2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump|High jump]]. |
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|{{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|2016 |
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|[[2016 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics]] |
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|[[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]] |
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|4th |
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|[[2016 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics#Women|High jump]]. |
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|{{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|2021 |
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|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] |
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|[[Tokyo, Japan]] |
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|T-25th |
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|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|High jump]] |
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|{{convert|1.86|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|rowspan=2|2022 |
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|[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|World Athletics Indoor Championships]] |
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|[[Belgrade, Serbia]] |
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|12th |
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|[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump|High jump]]. |
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|{{convert|1.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|[[2022 World Athletics Championships|World Athletics Championships]] |
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|[[Eugene, Oregon]] |
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|17th |
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|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's high jump|High jump]]. |
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|{{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|2023 |
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|[[Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] |
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|[[Santiago, Chile]] |
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|bgcolor="gold" |1st |
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|[[Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games#Women|High Jump]]. |
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===National championships=== |
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|2014 |
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|[[USATF U20 Outdoor Championships]] |
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|[[Eugene, Oregon]] |
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|5th |
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|High Jump |
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|{{convert|1.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|rowspan=2|2015 |
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|[[2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships|USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]] |
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|[[Boston, Massachusetts, United States|Boston, Massachusetts]] |
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|6th |
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|High Jump |
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|{{convert|1.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|[[2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] |
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|[[Eugene, Oregon]] |
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|6th |
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|High Jump |
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|{{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|rowspan=2|2016 |
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|[[2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships|USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]] |
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|[[Portland, Oregon]] |
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|5th |
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|High Jump |
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|{{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|[[2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|US Olympic Trials]] |
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|[[Eugene, Oregon]] |
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|8th |
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|High Jump |
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|{{convert|1.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|2020 |
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|[[2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships|USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]] |
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|[[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] |
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|5th |
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|High Jump |
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|{{convert|1.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|2021 |
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|[[2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|US Olympic Trials]] |
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|[[Eugene, Oregon]] |
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|4th |
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|High Jump |
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|{{convert|1.93|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|rowspan=2|2022 |
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|[[2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships|USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]] |
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|[[Spokane, Washington]] |
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|4th |
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|High Jump |
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|{{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|[[2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] |
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|[[Eugene, Oregon]] |
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|bg color=cc9900|3rd |
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|High Jump |
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|{{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|2023 |
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|[[2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] |
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|[[Eugene, Oregon]] |
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|5th |
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|High Jump |
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|{{convert|1.86|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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== College == |
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McCoy started at [[Long Island University]] in 2013 where she signed a [[National Letter of Intent]] to play basketball,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2013/5/22/WBB_BrownSigns_LIU_1314.aspx |title=LIU Women's Basketball Signs Ashley Brown To Letter of Intent |
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|website=northeastconference.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2012/11/14/the-suns-prep-five-saturday-could-be-big-day-in-water-polo-volleyball/ |title=The Sun's Prep Five: Saturday could be big day in water polo ... Rachel McCoy signed with Long Island (N.Y.) for basketball |publisher=[[Pasadena Star-News]] |website=pasadenastarnews.com}}</ref> and transferred to [[Chaffey College]] where she earned [[All-America#Track and field|All-America]] honors after earning silver medal at 2014 [[California Community College Athletic Association]] state track and field championships clearing high jump bar of {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} at [[Mt. San Antonio College]]'s [[Hilmer Lodge Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-55-rachel-mccoy-2020-high-jump-olympian-taming-raw-talent/id1486031415?i=1000529487726 |title=Ep.55 -- Rachel McCoy - 2020 High Jump Olympian - Taming Raw Talent |publisher=2 Black Runners podcast |website=podcasts.apple.com}}</ref> McCoy won the 2014 women's High Jump title at the [[Pacific Coast Athletic Conference]] Track and Field Championships clearing a {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}} bar. |
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McCoy jumped {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[San Diego State Aztecs]] Invitational which qualified for the 2014 [[USATF U20 Outdoor Championships]], where she made [[Team USA]] for the first time. McCoy placed 4th at [[2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics]] in the [[2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump|High jump]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/4713792/Chaffey/RACHEL_McCOY.html |title=Chaffey College Rachel McCoy |website=tfrrs.org}}</ref> |
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== Prep == |
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McCoy is a 2013 graduate of [[A. B. Miller High School]] in [[Fontana, California]] where she set Miller high school records in High Jump {{convert|1.8478|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and Long Jump {{convert|4.965|m|ftin|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/SchoolRecords.aspx?SchoolID=1765 |title=A.B. Miller High School Outdoor Track and Field Team Records Top 20 |website=Athletic.net}}</ref> Rachel McCoy also ran 100 Meters 12.57, 200 Meters 25.96 as a sophomore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ca.milesplit.com/athletes/1465753-rachel-mccoy/stats |title=Rachel McCoy Milesplit profile |website=MileSplit.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=3050651 |title=Rachel McCoy Athletic.net profile |website=Athletic.net}}</ref> |
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As a senior, McCoy won the girls high jump after she jumped {{convert|1.8478|m|ftin|abbr=on}} at the 2013 [[CIF California State Meet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2013/06/01/after-year-off-mccoy-wins-state-again/ |title=After year off, McCoy wins state again |publisher=[[San Gabriel Valley Tribune]] |website=dailybreeze.com}}</ref><br> |
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As a sophomore, McCoy won the girls high jump after she jumped {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}} at the 2011 [[CIF California State Meet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pe.com/2011/06/10/track-field-millers-rachel-mccoy-can-get-up/ |title=TRACK & FIELD: Miller’s Rachel McCoy can get UP! |website=[[The Press-Enterprise]]}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
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* {{IAAF|14476004}} |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20210720183525/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/Rachel-McCoy Rachel McCoy profile] for [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|Team USA]] |
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* [https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=3050651 Rachel McCoy Athletic.net profile] |
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* {{Instagram|jumpsforjoy_mccoy}} |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIpQL4AWlsI HSGT Track: Rachel McCoy, AB Miller, girls track athlete of the year interview] |
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{{Footer Pan American Champions High Jump Women}} |
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{{Footer USA Track & Field 2020 Summer Olympics}} |
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{{Footer Team USA Track & Field 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships}} |
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Latest revision as of 08:42, 6 November 2024
Personal information | |
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Citizenship | United States |
Born | August 1, 1995 |
Home town | Fontana, California |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Athletics/ Track and field |
Event(s) | High jump 60 metres |
University team | Long Island University Chaffey College |
Turned pro | 2014 |
Coached by | Sue Humphrey |
Medal record |
Rachel McCoy (born August 1, 1995) is an American athlete who competes in the high jump.
Career
[edit]McCoy equaled her lifetime best height of 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) at the USATF Throws Festival in Tucson, Arizona in May 2021 and within a week had surpassed it and made the Olympic qualifying standard of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) at the USATF Invitational event at the Prairie View A&M University on May 26, 2021.[1] In June 2021 she was ranked 19th in the world. She finished in a tie-breaker fourth place at the Olympic Trials, but by virtue of being one of only three Americans with the standard, was selected for the American team to compete at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[2][3][4]
McCoy had previously met the qualifying standard for the 2016 Olympics[5] but finished 9th in the American 2016 Olympic Trials and was not selected.[6]
McCoy qualified for Team USA for the 2nd time where she competed and placed 4th in the women's high jump at 2016 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics.[7]
McCoy won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile in November 2023.[8]
Major competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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Representing the United States | ||||||
2014 | 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics | Eugene, Oregon | 4th | High jump. | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
2016 | 2016 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics | San Salvador, El Salvador | 4th | High jump. | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
2021 | Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | T-25th | High jump | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
2022 | World Athletics Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 12th | High jump. | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
World Athletics Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 17th | High jump. | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | High Jump. | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
National championships
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2014 | USATF U20 Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 5th | High Jump | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
2015 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Boston, Massachusetts | 6th | High Jump | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 6th | High Jump | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
2016 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Portland, Oregon | 5th | High Jump | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 8th | High Jump | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
2020 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 5th | High Jump | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
2021 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 4th | High Jump | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
2022 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Spokane, Washington | 4th | High Jump | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | High Jump | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
2023 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 5th | High Jump | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
College
[edit]McCoy started at Long Island University in 2013 where she signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball,[9][10] and transferred to Chaffey College where she earned All-America honors after earning silver medal at 2014 California Community College Athletic Association state track and field championships clearing high jump bar of 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) at Mt. San Antonio College's Hilmer Lodge Stadium.[11] McCoy won the 2014 women's High Jump title at the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships clearing a 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) bar.
McCoy jumped 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) San Diego State Aztecs Invitational which qualified for the 2014 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships, where she made Team USA for the first time. McCoy placed 4th at 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics in the High jump.[12]
Prep
[edit]McCoy is a 2013 graduate of A. B. Miller High School in Fontana, California where she set Miller high school records in High Jump 1.8478 m (6 ft 0.75 in), and Long Jump 4.965 m (16 ft 3.5 in).[13] Rachel McCoy also ran 100 Meters 12.57, 200 Meters 25.96 as a sophomore.[14][15]
As a senior, McCoy won the girls high jump after she jumped 1.8478 m (6 ft 0.75 in) at the 2013 CIF California State Meet.[16]
As a sophomore, McCoy won the girls high jump after she jumped 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) at the 2011 CIF California State Meet.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "USA Track & Field | McCoy's Olympic standard highlights storm-shortened USATF Invitational". usatf.org.
- ^ "World Rankings | Women's High Jump". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Fifty-six gold medalists are back for more as Team USA unveils its Tokyo roster". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Rachel McCoy is 'elated' about becoming one of the few Fontana athletes to ever be in the Olympics". californianewstimes.com.
- ^ "Just 18, Vashti Cunningham is poised to be world's best high jumper". Sports Illustrated.
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- ^ "IX NACAC U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7/15/2016 to 7/17/2016 San Salvador, El Salvador Jorge "El Magico" Gonzalez National Stadium Event 113 Women High Jump". tiempodellegada.com.
- ^ "MATTHEW LUDWIG, RACHEL MCCOY AND CURTIS THOMPSON GRAB GOLD, GIVING AMERICANS 25 MEDALS AT PAN AMERICAN GAMES". Runnerspace. November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ "LIU Women's Basketball Signs Ashley Brown To Letter of Intent". northeastconference.org.
- ^ "The Sun's Prep Five: Saturday could be big day in water polo ... Rachel McCoy signed with Long Island (N.Y.) for basketball". pasadenastarnews.com. Pasadena Star-News.
- ^ "Ep.55 -- Rachel McCoy - 2020 High Jump Olympian - Taming Raw Talent". podcasts.apple.com. 2 Black Runners podcast.
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- ^ "A.B. Miller High School Outdoor Track and Field Team Records Top 20". Athletic.net.
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- ^ "After year off, McCoy wins state again". dailybreeze.com. San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
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- Track and field athletes from California
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- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)