| Hana Moll | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Pole vault |
| Birth Date: | 31 January 2005 |
| Pb: | Pole Vault: 4.65m (Budapest, 2023) |
Hana Moll (born January 31, 2005) is an American track and field athlete who competes in pole vault. She won the 2022 IAAF World Junior Championships.
Moll attended Capital High School in Olympia, Washington. Her twin sister Amanda is also a competitor in pole vault with a personal best of 4.51m, a world record height for an under 18 female athlete, and a world leading junior height going into the 2022 World Junior Championships in which she finished fifth. Their parents are Erik and Paula Moll.[1] [2]
Twice in January 2022, Moll broke her personal best, first at the Texas Elite Pole Vault EXPO Explosion on January 1, 2022, and second as she won the age group category at the 2022 Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nevada. She cleared 4.47m with her twin sister Amanda finishing second in the event.[3] Both twins are coached by Mike Strong in Washington and train in multiple disciplines.[4] Moll won the gold medal at the 2022 IAAF World Junior Championships in Cali, Colombia, clearing 4.35m on the day.[5]
In February 2023, while still a high-schooler, she consisted fifth at the US National Indoor Championship, held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[6] In July 2023, Moll set a new personal best, clearing 4.61m in Eugene, Oregon whilst finishing third at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. It was a new national high-school record.[7] She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[8] She qualified for the final with a personal best clearance of 4.65 meters.[9]
Competing at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, she won the pole vault title with a height of 4.60m.[10] [11]