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American athlete
Gabriela Leon
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 (age 25)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Pole Vault: 4.70m (Albuquerque, 2024)

Gabriela Leon (born 17 June 1999) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault.

Early life

From Grand Rapids, Michigan, she attended East Kentwood High School.

Career

A student at the University of Louisville, she won the NCAA outdoors pole vault title in June 2022. It was the first outdoor track and field title in the school's history.

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. On her major championship debut she qualified for the final, where she finished twelfth.

References

  1. "Gabriela Leon". World Athletics. 11 June 2023.
  2. McCammon, Michael (June 14, 2022). "Louisville's Gabi Leon experiences 'pure joy' winning pole vault national championship". 247sports.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. "Gabriela Leon soaring to new heights with Kentwood track team". Michigan Live. May 19, 2016.
  4. Jarrett, Nathaniel (June 9, 2022). "Gabriela Leon Wins Women's Pole Vault Title at NCAA Championships". gocards.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. "Louisville's Gabriela Leon wins first outdoor track and field title in school history". ncaa.com. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. Sullivan, Tim (27 June 2022). "Louisville's Gabriela Leon makes world championships". Courier-journal.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. 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.
  8. "World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022". World Athletics. 5 July 2023.


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