Connie Teaberry

{{Short description|American high jumper (born 1970)}}

Condinitha "Connie" Teaberry-Lindsey (born August 15, 1970, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American track and field athlete known for the high jump. She represented the United States at the 1996 Olympics, where she finished 18th. She set her personal best of {{T&Fcalc|1.95}} in the 1996 Olympic Trials.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/connie-teaberry-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033553/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/connie-teaberry-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Connie Teaberry Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/connie-teaberry|title=Connie TEABERRY - Olympic Athletics - United States of America|date=21 June 2016}}

She is now the Director of Cross Country, Track and Field Coach at Northern Illinois University. She had previously competed for Kansas State where she was coached by Cliff Rovelto. She was an NCAA finalist outdoors four straight years and indoors in 1990 and 1992. In 2016, she was inducted into the Kansas State Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://www.kstatesports.com/news/se-hall-of-fame-spotlight-connie-teaberry-01-26-2016|title=SE: Hall of Fame Spotlight: Connie Teaberry - KSU Wildcats News|access-date=2017-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830091041/http://www.kstatesports.com/news/se-hall-of-fame-spotlight-connie-teaberry-01-26-2016|archive-date=2017-08-30|url-status=dead}} She previously jumped for Lutheran High School North in St. Louis{{cite web|url=http://www.niuhuskies.com/staff.aspx?staff=129|title=Connie Teaberry - The Official Website of Northern Illinois Athletics|website=www.niuhuskies.com}} and had been high jumping since sixth grade.{{cite web|url=http://northernstar.info/sports/a-look-at-teaberry-s-olympic-career/article_551a0ea2-a40f-5b5e-bc08-d39001d7fb58.html|title=A look at Teaberry's Olympic career|first=STEVE|last=NITZ}} Connie was inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame May 31, 2018 for her accomplishments. Condinitha 'Connie' Teaberry-Lindsey is married to DeMarcus K. Lindsey. The couple have two children Kameron M. Lindsey, and Kollan T. Lindsey.

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