Kayla Miracle

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Kayla Miracle
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Kayla Miracle at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Full nameKayla Colleen Kiyoko Miracle
Born (1996-04-26) April 26, 1996 (age 28)
Brawley, California, U.S.
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Wrestling
Event Freestyle
College team Campbellsville University
Club Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Oslo 62 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Belgrade 62 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima 62 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago 62 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Guatemala City 62 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Acapulco 62 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Acapulco 62 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Lauro de Freitas 58 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Lima 62 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Buenos Aires 62 kg

Kayla Miracle (born April 26, 1996) is an American wrestler competing through Campbellsville University, Kentucky. [1] She is currently majoring in Sports Management. [2]

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Wrestling

Miracle is a two time U.S. Open Champion in 2017 and 2018. She won the 2015, 2016, and 2017 University Nationals. [2] She won the 2018 Klippan Lady Open in Sweden. [3] In 2015, she won the 136-pound title in the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association finals in Saint Louis, Missouri. [4] She is the fourth wrestler to win four Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association national titles. [5]

In 2020, she won the silver medal at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, in the women's 62 kg division. [6]

She currently trains at the Hawkeye Wrestling Club in Iowa City, Iowa. [5]

On February 13, 2018, she was named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week. [7] She was selected to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [8]

Miracle won the silver medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [9] [10] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. [11] She defeated Nathaly Grimán of Venezuela in her bronze medal match. [11]

In 2024, Miracle won the gold medal in her event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. [12] She defeated Ana Godinez of Canada in her gold medal match. [12] A few days later, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, she earned a quota place for the United States for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. [13] [14] She qualified for the Olympics at the 2024 United States Olympic trials held in State College, Pennsylvania. She competed in the women's 62 kg event at the Olympics. [15]

Miracle is a lesbian and the first out LGBTQ Olympic wrestler. [16]

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