At the age of 17, what would you do if thousands of individuals were attempting to express their opinions on you? This was the situation for pole vaulter Allison Stokke, but with the help of her family and friends, she was able to maintain control over her mental health.
American fitness model and athlete Allison Rebecca Stokke Fowler. She was a pole vaulter who competed in both track and field events. From her high school years to her college years, she set numerous records in contests.
In 2021, Allison Stokke will be 32 years old as she was born on March 22nd, 1989. She has a sibling named David Stokke and was born to Allan and Cindy Stokke. They were a family and they all lived in Newport Beach, California. Allison attended Newport Harbor High School before enrolling on a sports scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley to study sociology.
Due to the fact that Allison Stokke was born into a sporting-loving family, she developed a passion for pole vaulting at a very young age. David Stokke, Allison's brother, competed in professional youth gymnastics. Allison once attempted gymnastics as a sport but struggled. She decided to develop her potential after practising pole vaulting, which she performed extremely really well.
Allison Stokke won the US Championship in 2004 as a high school freshman after shattering the institution's record for athletes who were 15 or 16 years old at the time. She climbed a height of 3.86 metres, or 12 feet, 8 inches. Her athletic career didn't end with the national high school rankings. When she was a sophomore in college in 2005, she broke her previous record by climbing 4.11 metres, or 13 feet, 5.75 inches.
Many athletes praised her for her achievement in the pole vault, and she received an athletic scholarship to the University of California, where she joined the California Golden Bears team. She was able to surpass her prior record in her second year of study by climbing 4.21 m, or 13 feet, 9.75 inches.
In addition to competing at two NCAA Women's Division Championships, Allison Stokke won regional academic honours at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships. When she finished eighth at the NCAA indoor championship, she earned the honour of being named an all-American. In the PAC-10 championship, she placed eighth as well.
She was incredibly driven and had always desired to compete in the Olympics. The final and lifetime record for Allison Stokke is 4.36 metres, or 14 feet, 3.625 inches. In 2012, she broke the record despite still planning to compete in the Olympics.
As she fell short of the necessary passing score for the qualification that year, Stokke was unable to participate in the American Olympic team trials. She took part in the American Olympic trials, but she was unable to pass the qualifying 4.25 metres.
Allison Stokke's performance continued to deteriorate, thus she decided to forego continuing her pole vaulting career and instead focus on remaining a sponsored athlete and model for brands.
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