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Elijah Hall
Elijah Hall at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships
Personal information
Full nameElijah Hall-Thompson
NationalityAmerican
Born (1994-08-22) August 22, 1994 (age 30)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
Events
College teamHouston Cougars (2017–2018)[1]
Butler Grizzlies (2015–2016)[1]
ClubCL Athletics Stars (youth)[2]
TeamNike[3]
Turned pro2018[3][2]
Coached byLeroy Burrell and Carl Lewis[1][2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m: 6.52 (2018)[4]
  • 100 m: 10.10 (2018)
  • 200 m: 20.02 NR (2018)[4][5][6]

Elijah Hall-Thompson (born August 22, 1994) is an American track and field sprinter and American record holder in the indoor 200 meters.[6][5][4] At the NCAA Division I Championships he helped the Houston Cougars win the 4 × 100 meters relay in 2018, and won both the 60 meters and the 200 m at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships in 2018.[7][4] His winning time of 20.02 in the 200 meters is the second fastest time ever achieved over the distance indoors.

Hall qualified to represent the United States for the 2017 World Championships in the 200 m, but withdrew due to an injury.[8][9]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes
60 m 6.52 — College Station, Texas, USA March 10, 2018
100 m 10.10 −0.9 Eugene, Oregon, USA June 6, 2018
10.00 w +2.7 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA April 29, 2017 Wind-assisted
200 m 20.02 — College Station, Texas, USA March 10, 2018 Indoor WL, indoor NR, indoor NCAAR[4][5][6]
19.96 w +2.1 Houston, Texas, USA May 14, 2017 Wind-assisted
4×100 m relay 38.17 — Eugene, Oregon, USA June 8, 2018 Former NCAAR[note 1][7][2]
4×200 m relay 1:21.17 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA April 29, 2017

National championship results

Year Competition Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Notes
Representing the Butler Grizzlies (2015–2016) and the Houston Cougars (2017–2018)
2015 NJCAA Indoor Championships 8th 60 m 7.22 — Albuquerque, New Mexico
DNF 200 m — —
NJCAA Division I Championships DQ (semi 5) 100 m — +4.9 Hutchinson, Kansas False start
DNF (semi 5) 200 m — +6.6
2nd 4×100 m relay 40.12 — PB
2016 NJCAA Indoor Championships 7th 60 m 6.83 — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1st 200 m 21.25 —
NJCAA Division I Championships 1st 100 m 10.16 +0.8 Levelland, Texas PB
2nd 200 m 20.37 +1.0 PB
1st 4×100 m relay 39.32 — PB
4th 4×400 m relay 3:12.57 — PB
2016 USA Olympic Trials 29th 100 m 10.29 +1.9 Eugene, Oregon [11]
DQ (heat 2) 200 m — +1.0 Lane violation[11]
2017 USA Championships 3rd 200 m 20.21 −2.1 Sacramento, California PB[12]
2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 1st 60 m 6.52 — College Station, Texas PB
1st 200 m 20.02 — WL, indoor NR, indoor NCAAR, PB[4][5][6]
13th 4×400 m relay 3:08.86 —
NCAA Division I Championships 2nd 100 m 10.17 −0.9 Eugene, Oregon
1st 4×100 m relay 38.17 — NCAAR, PB[note 1][7][2]

Seasonal bests

Year 60 meters 100 meters 200 meters
2010 — 10.93 21.53
2011 7.05 — 21.12
2012 — — 20.86
2013 — 10.60 20.60
2014 6.80 — —
2015 6.70 10.49 21.16
2016 6.72 10.16 20.37
2017 6.65 10.11 20.21
2018 6.52 10.10 20.02
2019 — — 20.55

Notes

  1. ^ a b Shared with John Lewis III, Mario Burke, and Cameron Burrell for the Houston Cougars.[7][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Healthy Hall Realizing Promise". trackandfieldnews.com. Track & Field News. March 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Knapp, Gwendolyn (February 25, 2019). "Will the UH Men's Track Team Make History?". houstoniamag.com. Houstonia Magazine. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Gretschel, Johanna (June 15, 2018). "The Floodgates Have Opened: A Running List Of College Athletes Turning Pro". flotrack.org. FloTrack. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Wyatt, Matt (March 10, 2018). "UH runner Elijah Hall sets collegiate record, wins two NCAA indoor titles". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d Jordan, Roy (March 10, 2018). "Norman breaks world indoor 400m record at NCAA Indoor Championships". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d Fleming, Joe (March 10, 2018). "World, collegiate records highlight NCAA indoor track and field championships". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d Grundy, William (June 9, 2018). "Houston Repeats NCAA 4x100 Title In 38.17 Collegiate Record!". milesplit.com. MileSplit. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  8. ^ Duarte, Joseph (June 25, 2017). "UH's Eli Hall qualifies for IAFF World Championships in London". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "Houston's Eli Hall to Miss IAAF World Championships". uhcougars.com. Houston Cougars. July 19, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  10. ^ "ATHLETE PROFILE Elijah HALL-THOMPSON". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - Results". usatf.org. USATF. July 10, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  12. ^ "2017 USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 - Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, Calif. - Results". usatf.org. USATF. June 25, 2017. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "ELIJAH HALL HOUSTON". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  14. ^ "ELI HALL-THOMPSON BUTLER CC". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
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Records
Preceded by Men's 200 meters indoor American record holder
March 10, 2018 – present 		Incumbent
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