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| Full name | Kayla Colleen Kiyoko Miracle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 26, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Campbellsville University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kayla Miracle (born April 26, 1996) is an American wrestler competing through Campbellsville University, Kentucky. [1] She is currently majoring in Sports Management. [2]
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]
Miracle is a lesbian and the first out LGBTQ Olympic wrestler. [15]
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