Kayla Miracle Explained
Kayla Miracle (born April 26, 1996) is an American wrestler competing through Campbellsville University, Kentucky.[1] She is currently majoring in Sports Management.[2]
Wrestling
Miracle is a two time U.S. Open Champion in 2017 and 2018. She won the 2015, 2016, and 2017 University Nationals. 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.
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 62kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[9] [10] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62kg 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] She qualified for the Olympics at the 2024 United States Olympic trials held in State College, Pennsylvania. She competed in the women's 62kg event at the Olympics.[15]
Miracle is a lesbian and the first out LGBTQ Olympic wrestler.[16]
Notes and References
- Web site: Biography - Kayla Miracle, IA. www.usawmembership.com. 2020-01-18.
- Web site: Kayla Miracle - Women's Wrestling. Campbellsville University Athletics. en. 2020-01-18.
- Web site: UWW Final Book.
- Web site: Kayla Miracle now a national champion. Culver News. en-US. 2020-01-18. October 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029011452/https://news.culver.org/kayla-miracle-now-a-national-champion/. dead.
- Web site: 'Iowa is home': Kayla Miracle aiming for next step in career with Hawkeye Wrestling Club. Goodwin. Cody. Hawk Central. en. 2020-01-18.
- Web site: March 2020. Senior Pan-American OG Qualifier Bulletin. 78.
- Web site: Feb 13 Athlete of the Week, Team USA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181202003325/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Athlete-of-Week/2018/February/13/Kayla-Miracle-named-USA-Wrestling-Athlete-of-the-Week. December 2, 2018.
- Web site: Outsports. 2021-07-12. At least 180 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far. 2021-08-02. Outsports. en.
- News: Brennan . Eliott . 13 September 2022 . Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 14 September 2022.
- Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231113175541/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-11/results_11_santiago.pdf?VersionId=ocfKr13Qrtwtq9qEta1i5GULm0pZKAYL . 13 November 2023 . 13 November 2023 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228032955/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw . 28 February 2024 . 5 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: Qualified NOCs at 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304175337/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/2nd_phase_acapulco_qualified_nocs.pdf?VersionId=7daWt.sjVf3DcCmRgpMQwttDuVARZ8Sx . 4 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304172342/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ . 4 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf . 11 August 2024 . 12 August 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.
- Web site: Zeigler. Cyd. 2021-06-14. Kayla Miracle is 1st ever out Olympic wrestler. 2021-08-07. Outsports. en.