Alexis Holmes (born January 28, 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the

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Early life

From Hamden, Connecticut, Holmes attended

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Career

2023

Holmes ran a personal best 400 m time of 50.32 in

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in August 2023. She was selected for the American team for the

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and competed in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay. She won a gold medal as the USA team set a new world record time of 3:08.80. The world record time set by Holmes, Rosey Effiong,

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and Justin Robinson was ratified by

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in November 2023. That month, a photograph taken of Holmes and Dutch athlete

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at the finish line taken by Sam Barnes was a finalist for the 2023 World Athletics Photograph of the Year award.

2024

In February 2024, she won the US national indoor title over 400 metres with a championship record time of 50.34 in

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. She competed in the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in

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and won the bronze medal in the final in a personal best time of 50.24 seconds. She was part of the 4 × 400m relay team which won the silver medal in Glasgow. In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the

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. She won the 400 metres at the

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on June 2, 2024. She competed at the

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over 400 metres in August 2024, running a personal best time of 49.77 seconds to place sixth in the final. She also competed in the women's 4x400m relay at the Games, winning the gold medal with the American relay team. In December 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded

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2025

In February 2025, she retained her title at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She was selected for the

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in March 2025, where she won the silver medal in the final in 50.63 seconds, 0.03 seconds behind Great Britain's

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. She also won gold in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay. In April 2025, she competed at the inaugural

event in

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in the Long Sprints category, placing fourth in the 400 metres in 50.12 seconds. At the second

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event in

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she finished third in the 400 metres with a time of 50.36 seconds on 2 May 2025.

Statistics

Circuit performances

International competitions

NCAA

Holmes attended

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and was named Big Ten women's freshman of the year in 2019 before transferring and graduating from the

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in 2022. Running for the

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, Holmes was part of a women's 4 × 400 m relay team that set a new college record time. They also won the

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title in 2022.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Alexis 2000 births Living people American female sprinters Kentucky Wildcats women's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Connecticut University of Kentucky College of Education alumni 21st-century American sportswomen World Athletics Championships winners United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field) 21st-century African-American sportswomen NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Penn State Nittany Lions women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics World Athletics Indoor Championships winners