{{Short description|American hurdler (born 1992)}} {{use mdy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Kori Carter | image = Triton Invitational 2013 Kori Carter.jpg | imagesieze = | caption = Kori Carter in 2013 | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|6|3}} | birth_place = Claremont, California | collegeteam = Stanford Cardinal | height = | weight = | country = {{USA}} | sport = Track and field | event = 400 metres hurdles | pb = {{unbulleted list | '''100 m''': 11.57 s (Berkeley, CA 2011) | '''100 m Hurdles''': 12.76 s (Los Angeles 2013) | '''400 m Hurdles''': 52.95 s (Sacramento 2017) }} | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2017 London|400 m hurdles}} }}
'''Kori Carter''' (born June 3, 1992) is an American track and field athlete<ref name="tfrrs">{{cite web|url=http://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/3272889.html|title=TFRRS | Kori Carter|publisher=tfrrs.org|access-date=2016-05-18}}</ref> specializing in hurdle races,<ref name="all-athletics">{{cite web|url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/153709|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625234402/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/153709|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2013|title=Profile of Kori CARTER | All-Athletics.com|publisher=all-athletics.com|access-date=2016-05-18}}</ref> the World Champion in the 400 metres hurdles event in 2017. Kori Carter was a nine-time All-American at Stanford University sponsored by Jordan Brand.
==Prep== While at Claremont High School, in Claremont, California, Carter won the double hurdles title at the CIF California State Meet her junior and senior years (2009–10) (13.59/41.09 & 13.33/40.44), while winning the 300 hurdles in 2008.<ref name="prepcaltrack2">{{cite web|url=http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2008/stateres.htm|title=State Finals - 2008|publisher=prepcaltrack.com|access-date=2016-05-18|archive-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017024730/http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2008/stateres.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> She made the final in both races all four years, the first of those as a freshman in 2007.
==NCAA== Kori Carter was a nine-time All-American at Stanford University sponsored by Nike.<ref name="usatf">{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATFCS/Events/USA-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results---Full.aspx|title=USA Track & Field - Results - Full|publisher=usatf.org|access-date=2016-05-18|archive-date=October 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013052301/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATFCS/Events/USA-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results---Full.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gostanford.com/sports/c-track/mtt/carter_kori00.html |title=Kori Carter Profile - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site |access-date=2013-06-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026081519/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/c-track/mtt/carter_kori00.html |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
As a Junior, on June 8, 2013, Carter won the NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the 400 metres hurdles in collegiate record time of 53.21.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2013/06/08/ncaa-track-field-championships-english-gardner-kori-carter-bryshon-nellum-abbey-dagostino/2403037/|title=Stanford's Kori Carter sets college 400 hurdle mark|publisher=usatoday.com|access-date=2016-05-18}}</ref><ref name="usatf2">{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/topMarks/2013/Outdoor-Women.aspx|title=USA Track & Field - 2013 Top USA Outdoor Track & Field Marks - Women|publisher=usatf.org|access-date=2016-05-18|archive-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223075831/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/topMarks/2013/Outdoor-Women.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="gostanford">{{cite web|url=http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=208477258|title=Kori Carter Named Stanford/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week - GoStanford.com - Stanford University|publisher=gostanford.com|access-date=2016-05-18|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060613/http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=208477258|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="paloaltoonline">{{cite web|url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2013/06/27/stanfords-carter-looks-to-future-after-illness-derails-hopes|title=Stanford's Carter looks to future after stopped by illness | News | Palo Alto Online ||date=June 28, 2013 |publisher=paloaltoonline.com|access-date=2016-05-18}}</ref> That mark tied triple Olympic gold medalist Marie-José Pérec for number 20 on the all-time list. Carter was a 2013 Bowerman finalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ustfccca.org/assets/bowerman/2013finalist-KoriCarter.pdf |title=2013 bowerman finalist Stanford's Kori Carter |publisher=ustfccca.org |access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref> In 2023, she was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://gostanford.com/news/2023/8/17/athletics-2023-hall-of-fame-class.aspx| title=2023 Hall of Fame Class| publisher=Stanford Athletics| date=August 17, 2023}}</ref>
==Professional== Kori ran 55.69 in 400 meters at 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 21, 2013.<ref>[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATFCS/Events/USA-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results---Full.aspx 2013 USA Track & Field Championships Results - 6/19/2013 to 6/23/2013 Drake Stadium - Des Moines, Iowa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013052301/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATFCS/Events/USA-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results---Full.aspx |date=October 13, 2016 }} usatf.org</ref>
Carter won the 400 meter hurdles at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
At the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon Kori placed 3rd in the 400 m hurdles in 54.41, to go on to represent the U.S. for the 400 m hurdles in the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China in August.
At the 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) in Eugene, Oregon Kori placed 4th in the 400 m hurdles in 54.47 but failed to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.<ref>[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/U-S--Olympic-Team-Trials---Track---Field/Results.aspx 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715122625/http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/U-S--Olympic-Team-Trials---Track---Field/Results.aspx |date=July 15, 2016 }} USATF July 10, 2016</ref>
At the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento Kori placed 3rd in the 400 m hurdles in 52.95,<ref>[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/4c/4c7887e4-74b1-496b-b673-999b196f1ccb.htm 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012190524/http://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/4c/4c7887e4-74b1-496b-b673-999b196f1ccb.htm |date=October 12, 2017 }} USATF June 27, 2017</ref> to represent the U.S. for the 400 m hurdles in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, where she won the world championship at 53.08.
At the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Kori Carter placed 9th in the 60 m hurdles in 8.03.<ref>[https://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/6a/6ae4a8c7-221f-46e1-8959-3a95dcb320b5.htm 2018 USA Indoor Track Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219082100/https://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/6a/6ae4a8c7-221f-46e1-8959-3a95dcb320b5.htm |date=December 19, 2019 }} USATF</ref>
At the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa Kori Carter placed 6th in the 100 m hurdles in 13.11.<ref>[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2018/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results.aspx 2018 USA Outdoor Track Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219082100/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2018/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results.aspx |date=December 19, 2019 }} USATF</ref>
===International competitions=== {| {{AchievementTable|Event="yes"}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{USA}} |- |2008 |World Junior Championships |Bydgoszcz, Poland |7th in semifinal |400 metres hurdles |1:01.20 |- |2009 |World Youth Championships |Brixen, Italy |bgcolor="silver"| 2nd |100 metres hurdles |13.26 |- |2014 |2014 IAAF Continental Cup |Marrakesh, Morocco |7th |400 metres hurdles |56.80 |- |2015 |2015 World Championships in Athletics |Beijing, China |semifinal |400 metres hurdles |56.22 |- |2017 |2017 World Championships in Athletics |London, United Kingdom |bgcolor="gold"| 1st |400 metres hurdles |53.07 |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{World Athletics}} * {{USATF}} * {{Team USA|new_id=kori-carter|old_id=CA/Kori-Carter|archive=20220407165039}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Kori}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:American women hurdlers Category:Stanford Cardinal women's track and field athletes Category:Track and field athletes from Los Angeles Category:American women sprinters Category:African-American track and field athletes Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Category:World Athletics Championships medalists Category:World Athletics Championships winners Category:USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Category:21st-century African-American sportswomen Category:21st-century American sportswomen Category:Claremont High School (California) alumni Category:Sportspeople from Claremont, California Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games