Amanda Moll

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Amanda Moll
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2005-01-31) January 31, 2005 (age 19)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Pole Vault: 4.65m (Reno, 2025)

Amanda Moll (born January 31, 2005) is an American pole vaulter. She holds the indoor world under-18 best, the American youth record and high school all-time record in the pole vault. [1]

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Career

She is a member of the Northwest Pole Vault Club. [2] She set an indoor world under-18 best with a 4.50 metres clearance on February 27, 2022, at the USA Championships in Spokane, Washington. [3] She finished fifth at the 2022 IAAF World Junior Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022. [4]

In January 2023, she set an American Under-20 record and high school all-time record clearance of 4.61m competing at the 2023 Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nevada, becoming the first American girl to go over 15 feet. [5] [6] Later in the year, she had to recover after slipping off of her pole at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in March 2023, meaning she missed the high school national championships in June 2023. [7]

She qualified for the final at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024, before placing fifth overall with a personal best clearance of 4.63 metres. [8] [9] [10] She set a new personal best of 4.65 metres in Reno at the Pole Vault Summit in January 2025. [11] [12]

Personal life

From Olympia, Washington, she attended Capital High School in Olympia and the University of Washington. She participated in gymnastics, rock climbing, and mountain biking before focusing on athletics. [13] Her mother, Paula, is a dietician, and her father, Eric, the CEO of a healthcare company. Her twin sister Hana is also a pole vaulter. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Amanda Moll". World Athletics. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ Mull, Cory (October 31, 2022). "Washington Earned Commitments From National Pole Vault Duo". Milesplit. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ Cory Mull (March 4, 2022). "More On Amanda Moll's National Record Tying PV Clearance". milesplit.com. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Moll wins pole vault gold on busy fourth morning in Cali". World Athletics. August 4, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "AMANDA MOLL BECOMES FIRST U.S. PREP FEMALE ATHLETE TO SOAR PAST 15-FOOT BARRIER AT UCS SPIRIT NATIONAL POLE VAULT SUMMIT". Runnerspace. January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  6. ↑ Mull, Cory (January 14, 2023). "History Made! Amanda Moll Becomes First HS Girl Over 15 Feet". Milesplit. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Hana Moll wins pole vault title – for herself and for her sister". gotracktownusa. June 17, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  8. ↑ Davern, John (June 29, 2024). "Hannah and Amanda Moll Move On To The Final In The Pole Vault". Flotrack. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  9. ↑ "U.S. Olympic Team Trials". World Athletics. June 21, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Amanda Moll 5th Place, Hana Moll 6th Place Women's Pole Vault - U.S. Olympic Team Trials 2024". Runnerspace. July 1, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  11. ↑ "National Pole Vault Summit". World Athletics. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  12. ↑ "AMANDA MOLL AND HANA MOLL BOTH PRODUCE CAREER INDOOR MARKS AT UCS SPIRIT NATIONAL POLE VAULT SUMMIT". Youthrunner. January 18, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  13. ↑ "UW's Hana Moll soars to NCAA pole-vault title with twin sister by side". Seattle Times. March 15, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  14. ↑ Mull, Cory (March 29, 2023). "How The Moll Twins Are Forging A Historic Path Forward". Milesplit. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
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