personal best
noun
: the best achievement one has ever had
Her time in the race was a personal best.
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Nick Timberlake scored a KU personal best 19 points.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
All tailwind team members are invited to play to their strengths, turning their personal best to our collective advantage.
—Brian Mavis, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Anthony Gash Helix Boys track and field The senior leader in both weight events, Gash put the shot 57 feet, 9 inches in a dual meet on Thursday, then came back at the Triton Invitational to collect a personal best 181-11 in the discus throw.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
Throwing her personal best 15 feet, 11 inches, Markayla earned a silver medal.
—Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
His 73-point game is his personal best and a team best.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2024
This confidence comes as at the 2024 USATF Indoor Championships, Noah Lyles set his personal best in the 60-meter dash.
—Paras Jan, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Hagans has recently switched from road racing to the marathon, but has proven capable with her 2:25 personal best.
—Logan Stanley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
Following this race plan resulted in Jones lowering her personal best in the 60-meter hurdles to 7.67 seconds, which equals the current world record run by Devynne Charlton exactly a week ago today at the Millrose Games.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
All tailwind team members are invited to play to their strengths, turning their personal best to our collective advantage.
—Brian Mavis, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Anthony Gash Helix Boys track and field The senior leader in both weight events, Gash put the shot 57 feet, 9 inches in a dual meet on Thursday, then came back at the Triton Invitational to collect a personal best 181-11 in the discus throw.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
Throwing her personal best 15 feet, 11 inches, Markayla earned a silver medal.
—Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
His 73-point game is his personal best and a team best.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2024
This confidence comes as at the 2024 USATF Indoor Championships, Noah Lyles set his personal best in the 60-meter dash.
—Paras Jan, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Hagans has recently switched from road racing to the marathon, but has proven capable with her 2:25 personal best.
—Logan Stanley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
Following this race plan resulted in Jones lowering her personal best in the 60-meter hurdles to 7.67 seconds, which equals the current world record run by Devynne Charlton exactly a week ago today at the Millrose Games.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
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“Personal best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20best. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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