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Chaunté Lowe

Chaunté Lowe in Doha 2010
Personal information
Birth name	Chaunté Howard
Nationality	United States
Born	(1984-01-12) January 12, 1984 (age 41) California
Residence	Jacksonville, Florida
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 team	Georgia Tech
Club	Nike
Coached by	Mario Lowe
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	High jump: 2.05 m (Des Moines, 2010) High jump (indoor): 2.02 m (Albuquerque, 2012)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games Bronze 2008 Beijing High jump World Championships Silver 2005 Helsinki High jump World Indoor Championships Gold 2012 Istanbul High jump Bronze 2010 Doha High jump Pan American Junior Championships Bronze 2003 Bridgetown High jump

Chaunté Lowe (born Chaunté Howard on January 12, 1984) is an American athlete. She is famous for competing in the high jump. Chaunté has been to the Olympic Games four times. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics. She also earned a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships. In 2012, she became a World Indoor gold medalist.

Chaunté holds the American record for the women's high jump. Her outdoor record is 2.05 meters (about 6 feet 9 inches). She set this record in 2010. Her indoor record is 2.02 meters (about 6 feet 7 inches), set in 2012.

Chaunté's Amazing Career

Starting Out in High School

Chaunté Lowe went to John W. North High School in Riverside, California. She was a very talented high jumper even then. She won the National Scholastic Indoor Championships twice. In 2001, she won the high jump at the CIF California State Meet. The next year, she placed second in high jump, long jump, and triple jump. Her skills helped her team win the state championships. One of her first big wins was a bronze medal in high jump. This was at the 2003 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.

Olympic Dreams and World Medals

Chaunté first competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She jumped 1.85 meters in the qualifying round. She did not make it to the final that year.

In 2005, Chaunté competed at the 2005 IAAF World Championships. She jumped 1.93 meters in the qualifying round. In the final, she won a silver medal. She jumped 2.00 meters, placing second.

Winning an Olympic Bronze Medal

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Chaunté reached the high jump final. She initially finished in sixth place. Her jump was 1.99 meters. Later, in 2016, some athletes who finished ahead of her were disqualified. This was because they had used banned substances. Because of this, Chaunté was awarded the bronze medal for the event. It was a great moment for her!

Setting American Records (2009-2010)

Chaunté Howard-Lowe in 2010

In 2009, Chaunté became the national champion. She jumped 1.95 meters at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She then competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. She finished seventh in the high jump final.

Chaunté continued to improve in 2010. She set a new indoor personal best of 1.98 meters. This was at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She then won a bronze medal at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

On May 30, 2010, Chaunté broke an American record. She jumped 2.04 meters in Germany. This beat the old record set in 1988. Less than a month later, on June 26, 2010, she broke her own record! She jumped an amazing 2.05 meters in Des Moines, Iowa. This is still the American outdoor record.

Becoming a World Indoor Champion (2012)

Chaunté Lowe celebrating her win at the 2012 World Indoor Championships

The year 2012 was very successful for Chaunté. On February 26, she won the USA Indoor Championship. She set a new national indoor record of 2.02 meters. This broke the previous American indoor record. She was the only jumper to clear 1.93 meters in that competition.

On March 10, she became the World Indoor Champion. This was at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul. She was the only one to clear 1.98 meters. Later that year, she competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She reached the final and finished in fifth place.

Returning to Competition (2014-2016)

After having her third child, Chaunté returned to competing in 2014. She was the runner-up in the high jump at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She later became the winner after another athlete was disqualified. At the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, she took second place.

In 2015, Chaunté won the high jump at the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Her results were a bit lower than other years. This was because she was also helping her second daughter, who has autism.

In 2016, Chaunté showed great form again. She jumped 1.95 meters indoors. She finished third at the US Indoor Championships. Outdoors, she won the Ibero-American title with a 1.96 meter jump. On July 3, she qualified for her fourth Olympic team. She won the 2016 Olympic Trials with a jump of 2.01 meters. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, she finished fourth.

Chaunté's Life Outside of Sports

Chaunté Lowe is married to Mario Lowe, who is also an athlete. They have two daughters. She took a year off from competing in 2007 when her first daughter, Jasmine, was born. Her second daughter was born in April 2011.

Chaunté graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2008. She is currently studying for her master's degree at Western Governors University.

In 2019, Chaunté was diagnosed with a type of breast cancer. This cancer affects women of West African ancestry more often. She had surgery and chemotherapy to treat it. In 2021, she received the NCAA Inspiration Award. She was honored for sharing her story to help others and raise awareness.

Chaunté's Best Jumps

Chaunté Lowe has set impressive personal bests in the high jump:

Key: AR = Area record, NR = National record

Images for kids

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  Chaunté Lowe in Doha 2010

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  Chaunté Howard-Lowe in 2010

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  Chaunté Lowe celebrating her win at the 2012 World Indoor Championships

See also

In Spanish: Chaunté Lowe para niños