6.06 m (19 ft 10+1⁄2 in) (Des Moines 2019) Samuel Hathorn Kendricks (born September 7, 1992) is an American pole vaulter.

In 2019, Kendricks set the American pole vault record at 6.06 m,[5][6] tying him with Steve Hooker for fourth all time.

[10] Kendricks set his personal best of 5.86 m (19 ft 2+1⁄2 in) at the indoor 2015 Reno Pole Vault Summit.

[15] On June 24, 2017, Kendricks became the 22nd person to join the six meters club by vaulting exactly 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) while winning the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California.

[17] On June 23, 2024 he won his 7th outdoor (11th overall) U.S. National Pole Vault championship by clearing 5.92 m (19 ft 5 in) and earned an automatic bid for the Olympics.

[19] In the 2024 Olympic Men's Pole Vault final he claimed the Silver Medal for Team USA by clearing a height of 5.95 m (19 ft 6+1⁄4 in).