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Alexis Holmes reflects on her breakout 2024 season, from Olympic gold to personal milestones, with an eye on 2025.
American track star Alexis Holmes has opened up about her remarkable 2024 season, a year that saw her establish herself as one of the brightest stars in track and field.
From clinching an Olympic gold medal to securing her first individual World Indoor Championship medal, Holmes has much to celebrate as the year comes to a close.
The 24-year-old sprinter was a key figure on the global stage this season, excelling in both individual events and relays.
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In February, she claimed the U.S. indoor 400m title before earning her first major individual accolade: a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow with a personal best of 50.24.
Holmes carried this momentum into the outdoor season, setting a personal record of 49.77 in the 400m Olympic final in Paris, where she placed sixth.
“I’m just a girl from Connecticut,” said Holmes in an interview with CitusMag.
“It’s weird when people tell me now that I’m famous or a star. Am I? I’m still just little ol’ me. I’m definitely proud of myself for how far I’ve come. I’ve inspired my family, which is near and dear to my heart. That just means everything to me.”
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Despite not initially planning to compete indoors, her impromptu decision to race led to an unforgettable medal-winning performance in Glasgow.
“Honestly, we didn’t even plan on doing indoors last year,” she said.
“We just fell into it and ran a few meets here in Arkansas. I felt like I was in good enough race shape. I talked to my coach and asked, ‘Should we go to trials?’ He said, ‘You want to go to trials?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ We just went with it and I ended up getting the medal, which was cool.”
The outdoor season brought even more milestones as at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Holmes delivered a stunning performance, finishing third with a then-personal best of 49.78 to secure her spot on Team USA.
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“Going into the U.S. Olympic Trials, I just had extra confidence. I still watch that race back a lot. I’m like, ‘Dang girl, you were in fifth place!’ I just had this moment where I was coming off the last turn and said, ‘It’s now or never.’ I just turned on my boosters and thankfully I had a little something left.”
At the Paris Olympics, Holmes pushed her limits further, running a personal best of 49.77 in the 400m final, despite starting in the challenging lane 9.
“I was beating myself up so badly after the final. I wanted to win and I was a little bit discouraged,” she admitted.
“Then I was like, ‘Girl, you ran a personal best out of lane 9 in your first Olympic final and you’re top 8 in the world.’ I just learned to give myself grace and really look at the whole picture.”
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Holmes’s year was capped with an unforgettable moment in the women’s 4x400m relay final at the Olympics.
As the youngest member of the team, she was asked to anchor, a role she embraced with confidence.
“Me and coach (Mechelle Freeman) are locked in. She knows if there’s a job to be done, I am going to get it done to the best of my abilities,” Holmes said.
“We didn’t know the order until the morning of. I don’t know if she texted or called me but we talked that morning and she was like, ‘Lex, I need you to anchor.’ I just said, ‘OK.’”
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Her anchor leg performance, splitting an impressive 48.78 seconds, helped the U.S. team achieve a gold medal with a national record time of 3:15.27, the second-fastest women’s 4x400m relay in history.
“Speed has always been – I don’t want to say a ‘weakness’ – but it’s been something I’ve needed to improve on,” she said.
“I’m interested to see how that’s going to help my 400m as well by incorporating more speed training.”
Reflecting on how far she’s come in a short span of time, Holmes remains grounded, even as her star continues to rise.
“It’s definitely sunk in but there’s always that surreal feeling still when I say, ‘Am I really an Olympic gold medalist?’ The weight of that is pretty cool.”
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