Olympic gold medalist; 2004 Olympian; 2-time World champion (1999 & 2001); 1997 World Indoor champion; 8-time U.S. Outdoor champion (‘96, ‘97, ‘99, ’00, ’01, ’02, ’03, ‘04); 8-time U.S. Indoor champion (‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ’01, ’03, ‘04); 2-time Jesse Owens Award winner (’00, ’01).

Dragila made her second Olympic team after she won her 8th pole vault crown outdoors at the 2004 Olympic Trials…her clearance of 4.83m/15-10 earlier in the summer as Ostrava was the best women’s outdoor vault in history at the time, and it is the current American record…an injury hampered her Olympic performance and kept her from making the final in Athens…Dragila matched her then outdoor PR with her silver-medal height of 4.81/15-9.25…it took a world record of 4.86/15-11.25 by Yelena Isinbayeva to beat her… in 2001, Dragila had one of her finest seasons, setting 8 world records…early in 2001, Dragila broke the world record in her event on four occasions – peaking at 4.70m/15-5 – during the 2001 indoor campaign before claiming her sixth U.S. Indoor title with a clearance of 4.70 meters/15 feet, 5 inches…she also broke her own outdoor world record four times (ending at 4.81m/15-9.25), won her fifth U.S. Outdoor title (4.62m/15-1.75), first Goodwill Games gold medal (4.55m/14-11) and the IAAF Grand Prix Final title (4.50m/14-9)…she successfully defended her 1999 World Outdoor Championships crown by winning in Edmonton in 2001 with a clearance of 4.75m/15-7, a new Championships record…Dragila won the first-ever women’s Olympic pole vault in 2000.

2004: World Indoors silver medalist (4.81m/15-9.25PR)…USA Indoor champ (4.70m/15-5)… Olympic Trials champion (4.75m/15-7)… 1st at adidas Boston Indoor Games (4.61m/15-1.5i)…1st at Verizon Millrose Games (4.64m/15-2.75iranked #3 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 4.83m/15-10.

2003: USA Outdoor Champion (4.50m/14-9)… Set AR in winning USA Indoor Championship (4.78m/15-8.25)…no height at World Indoors…

2002: USA Outdoor champion (4.65m/15-3)… won Verizon Millrose Games (4.55m/14-11)

2001: World Outdoor champion (4.75m/15-7)… USA Outdoor champ (4.62m/15-1.75)… won Jesse Owens Award for outstanding U.S. track and field athlete…ranked #1 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN.

2000: Won Olympic gold with a clearance of 4.60m/15-1 in Sydney... won Olympic trials and set a new WR at 4.63m/15-2.25... raised the world record to 4.62m/15-1.75 while winning the USA Indoor title for the 5th-straight time …ranked #1 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN.

1999: Won gold at World Champs (15-1 WR, ARranked #1 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN

1998: Won USA Indoors (14-1.75)

1997: Won World Indoor gold (14-5.25 WR) and USA Indoor (13-1.5)... won PV at USA Outdoors (14-1.75).

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