_at_2018_Summer_Youth_Olympics_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93026.jpg) Stark at the 2018 Youth Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | (2001-05-06) May 6, 2001 (age 23) |
| Home town | White Lake, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m hurdles: 7.78 (Birmingham, 2022) 100m hurdles: 12.31 (Eugene, 2024) |
Grace Stark (born May 6, 2001) is an American hurdler.
Early life
From White Lake, Michigan, she attended Lakeland High School. As a junior in 2018, she won MHSAA Division 1 state championship titles over 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles. In the hurdles she ran the fastest time ever recorded by a Michigan high school athlete. She attended the University of Florida.
Career
Stark won the NCAA Indoor 60m hurdles title in 2022, having run a personal best 7.83 seconds in the heats and lowering it to 7.78 in the final. This time equalled the collegiate record set by Brianna Rollins in 2013. She missed competition time due to a broken leg sustained at the SEC Outdoor Championships in 2022.
Stark went undefeated competing outdoors in the college season in 2024, culminating with the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor 100m hurdles title in June 2024. That month, she qualified for the final of the US Olympic Trials. In the final, she finished third in a personal best time of 12.31 seconds to earn a place on the US team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
She competed in the 100m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, reaching the finals, where she placed fifth overall.
Competition results
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Summer Olympics | Paris, France | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 12.43 |
References
- "Grace Stark". World Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- "Lakeland's Grace Stark on winning 100 hurdles, 100 dash". Detroit News. June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- "Grace Stark is state's best 100m hurdler ever, a 'once in a lifetime' talent". mlive. April 26, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- "10 way-too-early women's Bowerman frontrunners for the 2024 track and field season". ncaa.com. January 23, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- "Ross attacks world record, Steiner and Stark secure NCAA indoor success". World Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- Becton, Stan (March 12, 2022). "Watch: Florida's Grace Stark ties NCAA women's 60 meter hurdle record". NCAA.COM. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- Mull, Cory (May 12, 2024). "It's Grace Stark Season. The Florida Gator Re-Sets NCAA Lead At SECs". Flotrack. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- "2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS — TRACK & FIELD EVENT-BY-EVENT PREVIEW". usatf. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- "Valby, Stark-led Florida 2nd At NCAA Women Outdoor Track & Field Championships". wruf. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- "U.S. Olympic Track And Field Trials Results Day 7". Flotrack. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- Mowery, Matthew (June 30, 2024). "Lakeland grad Grace Stark earns Olympic berth with third-place finish in 100 hurdles". Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- "Women's 100m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 10, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- "Women's 100m Hurdles - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
External links
- Grace Stark at World Athletics
- Grace Stark at www.USATF.org
- Grace Stark at Team USA
- Grace Elizabeth Stark at Olympics.com
- 2001 births
- Living people
- American female hurdlers
- African-American track and field athletes
- Florida Gators women's track and field athletes
- Track and field athletes from Michigan
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 21st-century African-American sportswomen
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States