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Bailey Lear

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Bailey Lear
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 51.02 (Eugene, 2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Glasgow 4×400 m relay
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2024 Nassau 4×400 m relay
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Jose Mixed 4x400 m relay

Bailey Lear (born 17 March 2001) is an American track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres.[1]

Early life

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She attended Heritage High School in Frisco, Texas.[2] A successful junior athlete, in February 2018, she became the fastest girls indoor 400m runner ever in Texas with a 53.20 effort at the Texas Tech Open.[3] She committed to attend University of Southern California in late 2017.[4][5]

Career

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She was a gold medalist at the 2023 U23 NACAC Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, in the mixed 4x400m relay alongside Will Sumner, Caleb Cavanaugh, and Kiah Williams.[6]

She finished fourth at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in New Mexico in the 400 metres.[7] She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow as part of the 4x400m relay team.[8] She was part of the quartet which qualified for the final, where they finished in the silver medal position.[9]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[10]

Personal life

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Lear was named an assistant coach for sprints and hurdles, and operations coordinator, for University of Georgia in October 2023.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Bailey Lear". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ Riddle, Greg (3 February 2018). "Frisco Heritage track star Bailey Lear sets indoor state record in 400 meters". Dallas News. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ^ Grundy, William (February 4, 2018). "Bailey Lear Runs Fastest Indoor 400m Ever By Texan And Kennedy Blackmon Runs No. 4". Milesplit. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. ^ Grundy, William (November 14, 2017). "Bailey Lear Goes From JV To USC". Milesplit. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. ^ Deibel, Bryan (January 24, 2018). "Workout Wednesday: Bailey Lear And Frisco Heritage". Milesplit. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ "CAVANAUGH'S DOUBLE, BRAHE-PEDERSEN'S RECORD, 5,000 AND SHOT PUT SWEEPS PART OF 11 U.S. GOLDS TO OPEN NACAC U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Results: USATF Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Global champions Holloway, Moon and Lyles feature on USA's team for WIC Glasgow 24". World Athletics. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  10. ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Bailey Lear". Georgiadogs. Retrieved 3 March 2024.