Stacy Dragila
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Pole vault | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1999 Seville | Pole vault | |
| Gold | 2001 Edmonton | Pole vault | |
| World Indoor Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1997 Paris | Pole vault | |
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | Pole vault | |
Stacy Dragila (born Stacy Mikaelson on March 25, 1971) is an American pole vaulter.
Dragila was born in in Auburn, California.
She was a standout pole vaulter for the Idaho State University women's track and field team in the mid-1990s. She won the first gold medal in women's pole vaulting at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Her accomplishments also include being a two-time world champion (1999, 2001), a 1997 world indoor champion, and a multi-time world record setter.
Despite being the defending champion in the pole vault, Dragila failed to make it out of the qualifying round in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Dragila resides in Pocatello, Idaho and serves as an assistant coach for Idaho State's track and field team.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | USA Outdoor Championships | 2nd | Pole vault | |
| 1996 | USA Outdoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 1996 | USA Indoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | Pole vault |
| 1997 | USA Indoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 1997 | USA Outdoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 1998 | USA Indoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 1998 | USA Outdoor Championships | 2nd | Pole vault | |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | Pole vault |
| 1999 | USA Outdoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 1999 | USA Indoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 1st | Pole vault |
| 2000 | USA Indoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 2000 | USA Outdoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Alberta | 1st | Pole vault |
| 2001 | Goodwill Games | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 2001 | Grand Prix Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 2001 | USA Outdoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 2001 | USA Indoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 2002 | USA Outdoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 2003 | USA Outdoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 2003 | World Outdoor Championships | 4th | Pole vault | |
| 2003 | USA Indoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 2003 | World Athletics Final | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | Pole vault |
| 2004 | USA Indoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 2004 | USA Outdoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
| 2005 | USA Outdoor Championships | 1st | Pole vault |
[edit] External links
- Stacy's official site
- IAAF profile for Stacy Dragila
- Her profile from USA Track & Field
- Stacy Dragila's U.S. Olympic Team bio
| Olympic champions in women's pole vault |
|---|
| 2000: Stacy Dragila | 2004: Yelena Isinbayeva |
| World champions in women's pole vault |
| Outdoor 1999:  Stacy Dragila | 2001: Stacy Dragila | 2003:  Svetlana Feofanova | 2005: Yelena Isinbayeva |
| Indoor 1997: Stacy Dragila | 1999:  Nastja Ryshich | 2001:  Pavla Hamáčková | 2003: Svetlana Feofanova | 2004: Yelena Isinbayeva | 2006: Yelena Isinbayeva |
