Stacy Dragila
| File:Stacy dragila.jpg Dragila at the 2005 Reno Pole Vault Summit | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stacy Renée Mikaelsen March 25, 1971 Auburn, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.72 m) |
| Weight | 137 lb (62 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States United States |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
| Club | Nike, Beaverton |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Pole vault: 4.83 (2004) |
Medal record | |
Stacy Renée Mikaelson, married Stacy Renée Dragila, (25 March 1971) is a former American pole vaulter. She is an Olympic gold medalist and a multiple-time world champion.
Early life
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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).[4] Later that month, she scored 6,999 points in a women's decathlon in Los Angeles, setting an early American record in the event.[5][6]
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.[4]
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.[7]
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.[8] A combined high school/collegiate indoor track and field invitational, the Stacy Dragila Open, is held annually at Idaho State University.
International competitions
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | Pole vault |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | Pole vault |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 1st | Pole vault |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Alberta | 1st | Pole vault |
| 2001 | Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 1st | Pole vault |
| 2003 | World Athletics Final | Fontvieille, Monaco | 1st | Pole vault |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Pole vault |
National titles
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]Stacy divorced Brent Dragila in 2006.[9]
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.[10]
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
[edit | edit source]- World Athlete of the Year (Women)：2001[11]
References
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External links
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- Stacy Dragila Vault Co.
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- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Auburn, California
- Track and field athletes from California
- American women pole vaulters
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World record setters in the sport of athletics
- Idaho State Bengals women's track and field athletes
- Placer High School alumni
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Track & Field News Athlete of the Year winners
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- Goodwill Games gold medalists in athletics
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- American women decathletes