Courtney Lindsey (born November 18, 1998) is an American

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athlete who competes as a sprinter.

Early life

Born and raised in

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, he attended

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. He used to train at a

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gym in the

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operated by his step father. Lindsey began his collegiate career at

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. In July 2019, he signed a letter of intent to transfer to

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Career

In June 2023, competing for

, he ran a new personal best time of 10.02 in the heats of the NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 100m event in

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. He then triumphed in the final, running a new personal best time of 9.89 seconds. Although, his 4x100m relay team was disqualified at the same event, he ran another new personal best of 19.86s to finish runner-up in the 200m race. Competing at the

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, in

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, he reached the semi-finals of the 100m competition. In the 200 metres, he beat

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and

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, amongst others, to finish in third place in the final in a new personal best time of 19.85 seconds. In July 2023, he made his debut in a

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event, finishing seventh in

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in the 100 metres. He was selected for the

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in August 2023. Competing in the

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in Budapest he qualified for the semi-finals where he ran 20.22, missing out on a spot in the final by 1 hundredth of a second to

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. On 20 April 2024, he lowered his 200 m personal best to 19.71 seconds at high altitude at the Kip Keino Classic in

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, Kenya, setting a new track record which as of 10 September 2024 he holds jointly with

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. He was selected to be part of the American team for the

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, taking place in

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in May 2024. On 10 May 2024, he finished runner-up in the 200 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League. He followed that with the runner-up spot at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic. He competed in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the

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. Lindsey was invited as a challenger to the inaugural

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meeting in Jamaica. He placed 5th in the 100 m race there on April 4. On 24 April 2025, he was named in the American team for the

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, China in May 2025. He ran as part of the men's 4x100m relay team which won their heat and qualified a team for the World Championships before finishing in second place overall. In May 2025, he finished second in the 200 metres race at the

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0.01 seconds behind reigning Olynpic champion Letsile Tebogo. The following week he ran 20.04 seconds (0.4m/s) to win the 200 metres at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, also part of the

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsey, Courtney 1998 births Living people American male sprinters Track and field athletes from Illinois Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes Iowa Central Tritons men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century American sportsmen Olympic track and field athletes for the United States