Gabriela Leon

Gabriela Leon

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 (age 26)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole 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. ^[1]

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]}

She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where she finished in joint-fifth place. ^{[9] [10]} She finished seventh in May 2025 at the 2025 Doha Diamond League. ^[11] The following week she cleared 4.63 metres to place third at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, part of the 2025 Diamond League. ^[12] She finished third with a clearance of 4.65 metres at the Diamond League event at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome on 6 June 2025 and the following week, she finished joint-fourth in Stockholm at the 2025 BAUHAUS-galan event. ^{[13] [14]}

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.
9. Hall, Dan (14 March 2025). "USATF Announces 56 Athletes For Team USA At 2025 World Indoor Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
10. "Bonnin hits the heights to claim world indoor pole vault crown in Nanjing". World Athletics. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
11. "Results - Doha Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
12. "Results - Rabat Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
13. "Results - Rome Diamond League Golden Gala 2025". Watch Athletics. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
14. "Results - Stockholm Diamond League Bauhaus Galan 2025". Watch Athletics. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.