Vashti Cunningham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Vashti Cunningham

American athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1998

Place of Birth: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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About Vashti Cunningham

  • Vashti Cunningham (born January 18, 1998) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the high jump.
  • She is the daughter of retired National Football League (NFL) quarterback Randall Cunningham, niece of retired NFL fullback Sam Cunningham, and the younger sister of Randall Cunningham II.
  • Her mother is Felicity de Jager Cunningham a former ballerina with the Dance Theatre of Harlem.
  • Vashti, like her brother two years ahead of her in school, jumped for Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada until March 2016 when she signed with Nike.
  • She announced she will continue her education at a university while competing as a professional athlete.On April 18, 2015, at the Mt.
  • SAC Relays in Walnut, California, Cunningham jumped 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1/4 in), to set the new national high school record.
  • At age 17, that was also equal to the No.
  • 4 world Youth mark (under 19 years old).
  • At that date it was the No.
  • 3 mark in the world in 2015.
  • She was named USATF Athlete of the Week for that performance.
  • On June 27, 2015 she won the U.S.
  • Junior National Championship.
  • A month later at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, she improved again, jumping 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in).
  • That mark equaled the World Youth Best. On March 12, 2016, Vashti jumped 1.99 m (6 ft 6 1/4 in) while winning the 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Portland, Oregon.
  • The mark established a new World Junior Record.
  • At the time, just one week before the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, which were held in the same facility in the Portland convention center, Cunningham's jump was the No.
  • 1 jump in the world in 2016.
  • Eight days later, she won the World Indoor Championship. In March 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) to win at 2017 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
  • On April 15, 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1/4 in) to win in Torrance, California at Mt.
  • SAC Relays, two weeks later she jumped 1.95 m (6 ft 4 3/4 in) to win at Penn Relays.
  • Cunningham jumped 1.95 m (6 ft 4 3/4 in) to place 3rd behind World Champion Mariya Lasitskene on May 27 in Eugene at IAAF Diamond League 2017 Prefontaine Classic.
  • On June 23, Cunningham jumped 1.99 m (6 ft 6 1/4 in) to win in 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Sacramento State University.
  • On July 9, 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1/2 in) to place 2nd at London Müller Anniversary Games.
  • On July 21, 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1/2 in) to place 3rd at IAAF Diamond League 2017 Herculis in Fontvieille, Monaco.
  • On August 12, 2017, Cunningham jumped 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1/2 in) to place 10th at World Championships. On February 18, Cunningham jumped 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1/2 in) to win third consecutive high jump indoor title and 4th US senior title at 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  • On March 1, Cunningham jumped 1.93 m (6 ft 3 3/4 in) to place second behind World Champion Mariya Lasitskene in high jump at 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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