Carter ’14 of the United States and Stefanidi ’12 of Greece were teammates at Stanford in 2011 and 2012. This marks their world championship appearances, though it’s Stefanidi’s second major international competition, having competed at the 2012 London Olympics.
Event: IAAF World Championships
Site: Bird’s Nest
City: Beijing, China
Days of Competition (PT): Aug. 21 (Friday)-Aug. 30 (Sunday)
Schedule/Results: Click here
Stanford Competitors:
Kori Carter ’14 (United States), women’s 400 hurdles (@TheKoriMonster)
Ekaterini Stefanidi ’12 (Greece), women’s pole vault (@KatStefanidi)
Stanford Schedule (Pacific time)
Aug. 22 (Saturday)
Women’s 400 hurdles heats (Kori Carter); Result: Heat 4, 4th, 56.22. Advanced to semifinals.
Aug. 23 (Sunday)
Women’s pole vault qualifying (Ekaterini Stefanidi); Result: 4.45m (14-7 1/4). Did not advance to final (15th overall).
Aug. 24 (Monday)
Women’s 400 hurdles semifinals (Kori Carter): Result: Heat 3, Did not finish. Did not advance to final (24th overall).
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Kori Carter ‘14
Twitter: @TheKoriMonster
Event: Women’s 400-meter hurdles
Lifetime best: 53.21
Season best: 54.41
2015 world outdoor ranking: No. 11
At Stanford: Won 2013 NCAA outdoor championship in a collegiate record 53.21 in Eugene … also was second in the 100 hurdles in the same meet, running 12.79 … 2013 Pac-12 Women’s Track Athlete of the Year … one of three finalists for The Bowerman award, track and field’s Heisman … nine-time All-American … current Stanford record holder in the 100 hurdles (12.76), 400 hurdles (53.21), 4x100 relay (44.07), and indoor 60 hurdles (8.17) … two-time Pac-12 champ in the 100 hurdles … won the 2013 Pac-12 400 hurdles title … won Mountain Pacific Sports Federation indoor titles in the 60 hurdles (2012) and 200 (2013) … went undefeated in eight collegiate races in the 400 hurdles in 2013.
National/International: No. 6 all-time performer on the U.S. 400 hurdles list … won 2014 U.S. title in Sacramento (53.84) … third in this year’s U.S. Championships (54.41) … ranked No. 4 in the U.S. and No. 7 in the world by Track & Field News in 2013 … ranked No. 4 in the U.S. by T&FN for 2014 … second in the 100 hurdles at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Bressanone (13.26) … coached by Bob Kersee.
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Ekaterini (Katerina) Stefanidi ‘12
Twitter: @KatStefanidi
Event: Women’s pole vault
Lifetime best: 4.77m (indoor), 15-7 ¾; 4.71m (outdoor) 15-5 ½
Season best: Same as above
2015 world outdoor ranking: No. 9
At Stanford: Won the 2012 NCAA outdoor and indoor championships, in Des Moines (4.45m, 14-7 ¼) and Nampa (4.34m, 14-3 ¼) … holds Stanford records outdoors (4.51m, 14-9 ½) and indoors (4.41m, 14-5 ½) … six-time All-America (three outdoors, three indoors) … captured three consecutive Pac-12 titles, from 2010-12 … won two Mountain Pacific Sports Federation indoor titles, in 2010 and 2012.
National/International: Ranked No. 4 in the world for 2014 by Track & Field News … equaled Greek outdoor record of 4.71m (15-5 ½) at Monaco in 2014 and matched it on April 24, 2015 in Des Moines (the record has since been broken) … cleared all-time best 4.77m (15-7 ¾), a national indoor record (since broken) on Feb. 20, 2015 in Flagstaff … Competed at the 2012 London Olympics, but did not reach the final, finishing 14th overall at 13-11 ¼ (4.25m) … won the 2005 World Youth Championships in Marrakech (4.30m, 14-1 ¼) and was second in 2007 in Ostrava (4.25m, 13-11 ¼) … third at the 2009 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland (4.25m, 13-11 ¼) … earned silver medals at the 2015 European Indoor Championships in Prague and the 2014 European Outdoors in Zurich (4.60m, 15-1) … coached by 2000 U.S. Olympic gold medalist Nick Hysong.
