Becky Holliday
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 12, 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | Oregon Ducks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | outdoor: 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) indoor: 4.57 m (15 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rebecca "Becky" Holliday (born March 12, 1980) is an American pole vaulter.[1] She placed 2nd at the 2012 US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon with a final clearance of 14-11 (4.55m), qualifying her for the 2012 Summer Olympics[2] where she finished 9th in the finals.[3] In 2003, as a senior competing for the University of Oregon, Holliday placed 1st at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.[4] Her personal record is 4.60m, set in Des Moines, Iowa in 2010.[5]
Holliday began pole vaulting at Reed High School in Sparks, Nevada. Jumping 11' 9" she won the Nevada state title in her second year of vaulting.[6] Previous to taking up the pole vault, she had been a gymnast. Her next stop was at Clackamas Community College just outside Portland, Oregon, where she improved to 14' 4" (4.37m) to set the still standing Community College record in the event in 2001.[7]
She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Becky Holliday". Track & Field bios. USA Track & Field. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ Goe, Ken (June 24, 2012). "U.S. Olympic Trials: Becky Holliday's Olympic dream comes true; Sunday notebook". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "London 2012 - Women's Pole Vault Results". london2012.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved October 10, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "National Holliday". goducks.com. June 24, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "Holliday Becky Biography". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association" (PDF).
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 13, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
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- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
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