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American athlete
Gabriela Leon
Nationality American Born (1999-06-17 ) 17 June 1999 (age 24) Sport
Athletics Event Pole
vault Personal best(s) Pole Vault : 4.61m (Louisville, 2022)
Gabriela Leon (born 17 June 1999) is an American
track and field athlete who competes in the
pole vault .
[1]
Early life
From
Grand Rapids, Michigan ,
[2] she attended
East Kentwood High School .
[3]
Career
A student at the
University of Louisville , she won the NCAA outdoors pole vault title in June 2022.
[4] It was the first outdoor track and field title in the school's history.
[5]
She finished fourth at the US national trials in June, 2022 and was selected to compete at the
2022 World Athletics Championships in
Eugene, Oregon .
[6] On her major championship debut she qualified for the final, where she finished twelfth.
[7]
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References
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"Gabriela Leon" . World Athletics . 11 June 2023.
^ McCammon, Michael (June 14, 2022).
"Louisville's Gabi Leon experiences 'pure joy' winning pole vault national championship" . 247sports.com . Retrieved 5 July 2023 .
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"Gabriela Leon soaring to new heights with Kentwood track team" . Michigan Live . May 19, 2016.
^ Jarrett, Nathaniel (June 9, 2022).
"Gabriela Leon Wins Women's Pole Vault Title at NCAA Championships" . gocards.com . Retrieved 5 July 2023 .
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"Louisville's Gabriela Leon wins first outdoor track and field title in school history" . ncaa.com . 10 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023 .
^ Sullivan, Tim (27 June 2022).
"Louisville's Gabriela Leon makes world championships" . Courier-journal.com . Retrieved 5 July 2023 .
^ Odom, Joel (July 15, 2022).
"Katie Nageotte, Sandi Morris sail through to women's pole vault final at World Athletics Championships" . Oregon Live . Retrieved 5 July 2023 .
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"World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022" . World Athletics . 5 July 2023.