American pole vaulter
Stacy Dragila
Dragila at the 2005 Reno Pole Vault Summit
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Birth name
| Stacy Renee Mikaelsen
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Born
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1971-03-25
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March 25, 1971
(age 53)
Auburn, California
, U.S.
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Height
| 5 ft 7+1?2 in (1.72 m)
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Weight
| 137 lb (62 kg)
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Country
| United States
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Sport
| Athletics
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Event
| Pole vault
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Club
| Nike, Beaverton
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Personal
best
| Pole vault: 4.83 (2004)
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Stacy Renee Mikaelson
known as
Stacy Renee Dragila
(born 25 March 1971) is a former American
pole vaulter
. She is an
Olympic gold medalist
and a multiple-time
world champion
.
Early life
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Dragila was born and raised in
Auburn, California
, northeast of
Sacramento
. She participated in
gymnastics
but gave it up due to childhood
asthma
.
She attended
Placer High School
where she played
volleyball
and competed on the track team as a sprinter, hurdler, and jumper. She was coached by
Yuba Community College
's John Orognen. She competed in the
300 meters hurdles
at the
CIF California State Meet
, but did not place. In 1990, she placed second at the
Golden West Invitational
in the
400 meters hurdles
.
[1]
She graduated from
Idaho State University
in 1995. At ISU, she competed in the
heptathlon
. She was introduced to pole vaulting by her coach, a former vaulter himself, and she participated in some of the earliest sanctioned women's pole vault competitions.
[2]
Pole vaulting career
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Dragila won the women's pole vault competition at the
1996 U.S. Olympic Trials
. Women's pole vault was a demonstration event at the Trials, and it was not included in the program of the
1996 Olympics
in
Atlanta
.
[3]
In March 1997, Dragila won the pole vault competition at the
Indoor World Championships
and set her first
indoor world record
, 4.48 m (14 ft 8 in). At the 1999 Outdoor World Championships, she again won gold and set her first
outdoor world record
, 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in). Over the course of her career, she set or tied the indoor world record 8 times and the outdoor world record 10 times.
After winning the
2000 U.S. Olympic Trials
and resetting the world record at 4.63 m (15 ft 2 in), Dragila won the first women's pole vault Olympic gold medal at the
2000 Olympic Games
in Sydney.
The
World Championships
in
2009
was Dragila's final major championship. She finished with a jump of
4.25 m (13 ft
11
+
1
⁄
2
in), not progressing to the
pole vault final
.
[4]
Although she jumped 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) at age 37, her 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in) vault at age 38 in 2009 was the ratified
W35 Masters World Record
until 2017.
In 2014, she was elected to the
National Track and Field Hall of Fame
.
[5]
A combined high school/collegiate indoor track and field invitational, the Stacy Dragila Open, is held annually at Idaho State University.
International competitions
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National titles
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- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Pole vault (9): 1996
†
, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
- Pole vault (8): 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
†
The 1996 contest was a non-championship event
Personal
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Stacy divorced Brent Dragila in 2006.
[6]
She lived in
San Diego
, California, and is the founder of Altius Track Club.
Stacy now lives in
Boise, Idaho
, where she owns and coaches at a premier indoor/outdoor pole vault facility, Dragila Vault Co.
[7]
She married American discus thrower
Ian Waltz
and welcomed daughter Allyx (an alternative spelling of the standard 'Alex') Josephine Waltz on June 21, 2010.
[2]
Awards
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- World Athlete of the Year (Women):2001
[8]
References
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"Selected Meet Results"
(PDF)
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lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com
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Archived
(PDF)
from the original on December 22, 2014.
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a
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Penny, Brandon (September 27, 2010).
"A decade later: Stacy Dragila"
. USA Track & Field. Archived from
the original
on September 30, 2010.
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Hymans, Richard.
"The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track&Field"
(PDF)
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on September 29, 2018
. Retrieved
December 23,
2014
.
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Landells, Steve (August 15, 2009).
"Event Report - Women's Pole Vault - Qualification"
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IAAF
. Archived from
the original
on September 26, 2009
. Retrieved
August 16,
2009
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"USA Track & Field - Stacy Renee Mikaelsen Dragila"
. Archived from
the original
on December 23, 2014.
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"CV-2006-0001399-DR (1008): Stacy R Dragila vs Brent C Dragila"
. Archived from
the original
on December 22, 2014
. Retrieved
December 22,
2014
.
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"Stacy Dragila Vault Co"
.
DragilaVaultCamps.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 19, 2021
. Retrieved
April 1,
2021
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"World Athletes of the Year"
(PDF)
.
World Athletics
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External links
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Notes
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- Since 2000 the championships has incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years.
- The 1996 contest was a non-championship event
- 2020 OT
: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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Qualification
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