Nikki Hiltz

Nikki Hiltz
	Hiltz in 2024
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	October 23, 1994 (age 29); Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track, middle-distance running
Event(s)	1500 meters, mile
College team	Arkansas Razorbacks (2015-18); Oregon Ducks (2014-15)
Club	Adidas (2018–21); Lululemon (2021–present)
Turned pro	2018
Coached by	Terrence Mahon (2018–20); Mac Fleet (2020–21); Mike Smith (2022–present)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoor; 800 meters: 1:59.03 (Azusa 2023); 1500 meters: 3:55.33 (Eugene 2024); Mile: 4:16.35 AR (Monaco 2023); Indoor; 1500 metres: 4:02.32 (Glasgow 2024); Mile: 4:24.45 (New York City 2020); 3000 metres: 8:39.92 (New York City 2024); Two miles: 9:15.80 (New York City 2024);
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the United States
World Indoor Championships
Pan American Games

Nikki Hiltz (/ˈhɪlts/ HILTS; born October 23, 1994)^[1] is an American middle-distance runner specializing in the 1500 meters and mile. Hiltz holds the American record in the mile and is the 2023 US 1500 m champion. They won a silver medal at the 2024 World Indoor Championships.

Hiltz competed collegiately for the Oregon Ducks and Arkansas Razorbacks.^[2]

Assigned female at birth,^[3] they came out as transgender and nonbinary on International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, 2021.^[4] They have been competing in the Women's category.^[3]

^ "HILTZ Nikki". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
^ "Episode 28: Nikki Hiltz, All-American NCAA Collegiate Runner". Strong Runner Chicks Podcast. April 16, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Fact Check: False posts take a stab at transgender, non-binary athlete Nikki Hiltz". Reuters Fact Check. July 9, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
^ Mosley, Tonya; Hagan, Allison (June 17, 2021). "Nikki Hiltz Hopes To Become One Of The First Openly Transgender Athletes At The Olympics". WBUR-FM. Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ Fried, Ina (August 10, 2024). "Nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz finishes seventh in 1500 meter finals". Axios. Retrieved August 11, 2024.