Allison Stokke is a beautiful pole vaulter and fitness model who first emerged after one of her photos went viral on various social media platforms. It has also raised debate about whether the high popularity of this image poses a threat to underage girls who may become increasingly sexualized. She became even more popular when her experience in the sport showed that she had recorded one of the highest vaults for female athletes under the age of 17. Despite her impressive high school pole vaulting records, she failed to make the U.S. Olympic team in 2012. Nonetheless, she still competes at the national level.
Allison Stokke Biography,
Allison Stokke (Allison Rebecca Stokke) was born to Allan Stokke (father) and Cindy Stokke (mother) in Newport Beach, California on March 22, 1989. She became interested in sports when she was still very young when her older brother , David, was a gymnast and would compete at the national level became an inspiration to her.
She first tried gymnastics but soon switched to pole vault when she was a student at Newport High School. Soon, Allison improved dramatically to become one of the best young pole vaulters in the country. In 2004, she recorded a jump of 3.81m to win the United States title at the age of 15/16.
Also as a freshman, Allison Stokke jumped 3.86 m (12 ft 7 3/4 inches) to break the American record for a high school freshman. The following year (2005) as a sophomore, she jumped 4.11 m (13 ft 5 3/4 in) to set a new high school record. She was praised for having the best jumps performed by an American teenager under the age of 17. Moreso, his steady spirit and drive won him the CIF California State Meet, twice in high school, even with a broken leg. By the time she was a senior, Allison Stokke’s 4.14 m (13 ft 6 3/4 inch) vault ranked second on the national high school senior high jumper charts.
Viral image and college
In 2007, Allison had her photo taken by a journalist during a competition in New York. The image which was originally intended for an athletics website in California was reposted on a sports blog with a large following of men. Her photo was captioned “Pole Vaulting Is Sexy, Barely Legal.” As she was 17, Allison threatened to sue sports blog owners if they refused to remove her photo from their site.
However, the post alongside his photo had already gone viral and was hugely popular on social media to the point that major media outlets ran the post including; The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and New York Times. CBS released a story centered on the dangers of sexualizing young people in public.
After graduating from high school, she progressed to college at the University of California, Berkeley. While there, she earned Regional Academic Honor as well as USA Ranking Honor at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships. failed to qualify.
Net value
As a pole vaulter, Allison Stokke hasn’t managed quite a bit of money in her athletic career, especially since she couldn’t qualify for the 2012 Olympics. Being a fitness model with sportswear companies like Nike and Athleta, among others, she has an estimated net income worth $100,000.
Relationship with Rickie Fowler
Allison Stokke isn’t just popular for her jumping skills, her radiant good looks also make her a prime target for both powerful and successful men. No doubt many of her fans have been asking about her relationship status, especially since she’s been pictured with top golfer Rickie Fowler more often than usual. Well, the thing is, Allison and Rickie are actually a couple. They met in April 2017 and, together for more than a year, got engaged in June 2018. However, details of their marriage have yet to be released.
where is she now
Due to the fact that she could not advance her career by qualifying for the Olympics, she works as a model and has promoted some sports equipment belonging to eminent sportswear companies like Athleta and Nike Inc.
She is currently working with GoPro to make pole backup tutorial videos which have seen millions of views on Youtube. She still competes in a few national pole vault events even though her career in the sport has dwindled. Her last appearance in the vault was in 2017 at the Austin Longhorn Invitational, where she recorded a height of 4.27m for third place.
