Gabriela Leon

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Gabriela Leon
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
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]

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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] [8]

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References

  1. "Gabriela Leon". World Athletics. 11 June 2023.
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