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Chaunté Lowe 
Chaunté Lowe in Doha 2010Personal information Birth name Chaunté Howard Nationality 
United StatesBorn January 12, 1984
Templeton, CaliforniaResidence Decatur, Georgia Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 131 lb (59 kg) Sport Sport Track and field Event(s) High jump, long jump College/university team Georgia Tech Club Nike Coached by Nat Page Achievements and titles Personal best(s) High jump: 2.05 m (Des Moines, 2010)
Long jump: 6.90 m (Des Moines, 2010)Medal recordWomen's athletics Competitor for the United StatesWorld Championships Silver 2005 Helsinki High jump World Indoor Championships Bronze 2010 Doha High jump Pan American Junior Championships Bronze 2003 Bridgetown High jump Chaunté Lowe (née Howard) (born January 12, 1984) is an American athlete, who competes in the high jump and participated in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She is the American record holder in the high jump with a height of 2.05 m.
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Career
Early career
Lowe graduated from John W. North High School in Riverside, California, where she won the National Scholastic Indoor Championships twice.[1][2] She won the 2001 CIF California State Meet in the high jump[3] and finished second in 2002 in the high jump, long jump and triple jump,[4] leading her team to the state team championships.[5] Among her first successes was a high jump bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.[6]
2004 Summer Olympics
Lowe jumped 1.85 m in the qualifying round of the women's high jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics and did not reach the final.[7]
2005 IAAF World Championships
In the qualifying round, Lowe tied with Iryna Mykhalchenko for second in her group with a height of 1.93 m.[8] In the final, Lowe placed second behind Kajsa Bergqvist, who jumped 2.02 m, with a height of 2.00 m.[9]
2008 Summer Olympics
Lowe jumped 1.93 m in the qualifying round at the 2008 Summer Olympics to reach the final.[10] She placed sixth in the high jump final with a height of 1.99 m.[11]
2009-2010
Competing in 2009, she became the national champion with a clearance of 1.95 m at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, beating Amy Acuff to the title on countback. This gained her qualification into the 2009 World Championships in Athletics: she reached the 2009 high jump final, but she could not repeat her past medal performance and finished in seventh place. She closed the year with a fourth place finish at the last edition of the World Athletics Final.
Lowe improved her indoor best with a jump of 1.98 m at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2010. She attempted to tie with Tisha Waller's record, but just knocked the bar at the last moment.[12] At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, she won a bronze medal in the high jump with a clearance of 1.98 m.
On May 30, 2010, Lowe broke Louise Ritter's American record of 2.03 m set in 1988 with a clearance of 2.04 m.[13] Less than a month later, On June 26, 2010, Lowe improved her record with a clearance of 2.05 m.[14]
Personal
She took a year off from competition in 2007 and gave birth to her daughter, Jasmine. Another daughter was born in April 2011 [15]. She is married to Mario Lowe, a triple jumper.[16] She graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in May 2008.
Personal bests
Event Best (m) Venue Date High jump (outdoor) 2.05 AR, NR Des Moines, Iowa, USA June 26, 2010 High jump (indoor) 1.98 Doha, Qatar March 13, 2010 Key: AR = Area record, NR = National record
References
- ^ "National Scholastic results". National Scholastic Sports Foundation. http://www.nationalscholastic.org/outdoornats/result/114/. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ "National Scholastic results". National Scholastic Sports Foundation. http://www.nationalscholastic.org/outdoornats/result/115/. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ "2001 CIF California State Meet results". DyeStat. http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2001/statmeet.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ "2002 CIF California State Meet results". DyeStat. http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2002/statmeet.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ "California 2002 Outdoor State Meet". DyeStat. http://www.dyestat.com/state/ca/2out/statemeet/r-complete.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Pan American Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-02-28.
- ^ "Athletics at the 2004 Athina Summer Games: Women's High Jump Qualifying Round". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2004/ATH/womens-high-jump-qualifying-round.html. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ "2005 IAAF World Championships: Women's High Jump Qualifying Round". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/3365/AT-HJ-W-q----.RS6.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "2005 IAAF World Championships: Women's High Jump Final". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/3365/AT-HJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's High Jump Qualifying Round". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/ATH/womens-high-jump-qualifying-round.html. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ "Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's High Jump Final Round". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/ATH/womens-high-jump-final-round.html. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Lee, Kirby (2010-02-28). High jumpers Lowe and Williams impress in Albuquerque – USA Indoor Champs, day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-28.
- ^ "2.04m US High Jump record for Lowe in Cottbus". IAAF. May 31, 2010. http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=56907.html.
- ^ "Lowe sets U.S record in high jump". USATF. 2010-06-26. http://www.whbf.com/Global/story.asp?S=12714808. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Atletics Weekly: Chaunte Lowe set to make return post-childbirth at US Championships, June,11 20111
- ^ Lee, Kirby (2008-07-05). Howard shows she's ready. The Press Enterprise. Retrieved on 2010-02-28.
External links
- IAAF profile for Chaunte Howard
- Chaunte Howard - USA T&F
Sporting positions Preceded by
Blanka VlašićWomen's High Jump Best Year Performance
2010
(tied with Blanka Vlašić)Succeeded by
[To be determined]Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- American high jumpers
- African American track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- African American female track and field athletes
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