Chaunté Lowe

Chaunté Lowe (née Howard; born January 12, 1984) is an American athlete who competes in the high jump.

She initially finished sixth in the 2008 Olympic high jump final, but was promoted to the bronze medal in 2016 after three competitors were disqualified for doping.

Lowe graduated from John W. North High School in Riverside, California, where she won the National Scholastic Indoor Championships twice.

[10] She initially placed sixth in the high jump final with a height of 1.99 m.[11] In late 2016, the International Olympic Committee stripped Russians Anna Chicherova and Yelena Slesarenko and Ukrainian Vita Palamar of their placements ahead of Lowe due to positive tests for banned drugs, resulting in Lowe being awarded the bronze medal for the event.

[12] Competing in 2009, she became the national champion with a clearance of 1.95 m at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, beating Amy Acuff to the title on countback.

This gained her qualification into the 2009 World Championships in Athletics: she reached the 2009 high jump final, but she could not repeat her past medal performance and finished in seventh place.

[18] Back from pregnancy for the 3rd time in 2013, Lowe was the runner-up in the high jump in 1.94 meters at 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships but then was awarded as the winner because Inika McPherson was disqualified for doping.

Chaunte Howard-Lowe 2010
Lowe celebrating her win at the 2012 World Indoor Championships