American pole vaulter
Stacy Dragila
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Stacy_dragila.jpg/200px-Stacy_dragila.jpg) 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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Stacy Dragila standing in front of her photographic statue while being inducted into the
National Track and Field Hall of Fame
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.
Stacy Dragila accepting her induction into the
National Track and Field Hall of Fame
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
b
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"
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DragilaVaultCamps.com
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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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