Bailey Lear
American athlete (born 2001)
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Bailey Lear (born 17 March 2001) is an American sprinter. She was runner-up over 400 metres at the 2026 USA Indoor Championships. She was a gold medalist in the women’s 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2025 World Indoor Championships.[1]
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Lear at the 2025 World Indoor Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | 17 March 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m: 51.02 (Eugene, 2021) |
Early life
She attended Heritage High School in Frisco, Texas.[2] A successful junior athlete, in February 2018, she became the fastest girls indoor 400 m 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
She was a gold medalist at the 2023 U23 NACAC Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, in the mixed 4 × 400 m 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 4 × 400 m 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]
She finished fourth over 400 metres at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[11] She was selected for the relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where she won the gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay.[12][13] On 24 April 2025, she was named in the American team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025.[14] She competed for the United States in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, running the anchor leg as the team won their heat to secure a place at the 2025 World Championships, and won the silver medal on the second day by finishing runner-up to Spain in the final.[15][16]
On 1 March 2026, she was second to Rosey Effiong in the 400 metres at the 2026 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, running 51.60 seconds.[17] She was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[18]
Personal life
Lear was named an assistant coach for sprints and hurdles, and operations coordinator, for University of Georgia in October 2023.[19]