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10 Facts About Demi Payne

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Demi Payne was born on September 30,1991 and is an American track and field athlete whose specialty is pole vaulting.

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Demi Payne is the daughter of American pole vaulter Bill Payne.

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Demi Payne competed in the pole vault event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.

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Demi Payne set her personal best in Albuquerque at 4.75 on January 24,2015, which ranked her tied with Kylie Hutson for the fourth best American in history.

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Two weeks later, Demi Payne confirmed her position at the 2016 Millrose Games.

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Stefanidi won the competition because Demi Payne took more attempts to clear her opening height of 4.50.

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Demi Payne grew up with a pole vault pit in the back yard, but didn't start vaulting until her sophomore year of high school.

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Demi Payne first attended the University of Kansas for two and a half years where she was a mid-13-foot vaulter, but never made it to 14.

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Demi Payne gave birth to daughter Charlee on October 22,2013.

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Demi Payne set the indoor and outdoor NCAA records at the time, though both the outdoor pole vault record was surpassed by Sandi Morris.