American pole vaulter
This article is about the American athletic pole vaulter. For the Canadian author, see
Rebecca Maye Holiday .
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
^ "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 .{{cite web }}
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