April Steiner Bennett (born April 22, 1980) is an American pole vaulter. Her personal best is , achieved in April 2008 in Norman, Oklahoma.April Steiner Bennett at IAAF
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Personal life

Bennett was born in

Mesa, Arizona Mesa ( ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the most populous city in the East Valley (Phoenix metropolitan area), East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by ...

, United States. She is a Latter-day Saint.''Mormon Times''
, In 2004 she won Season 5, Episode 14 of Fear Factor. August 25th 2008 She graduated from the University of Arkansas where she serves as a volunteer assistant coach. She was also a gym teacher at Hellstern Middle School in Springdale, Arkansas, and is currently an athletics coach at Woodland Junior High School in

Fayetteville, Arkansas Fayetteville () is the second-largest city in Arkansas, the county seat of Washington County, and the biggest city in Northwest Arkansas. The city is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until ...

In 2002, April was a winning competitor on the TV series

Fear Factor ''Fear Factor'' is an American stunt/ dare game show that first aired on NBC from 2001 to 2006 and was initially hosted by comedian and UFC commentator Joe Rogan. The show was adapted by Endemol USA from the original Dutch series titled ''Now or ...

. As of 2021 Bennett was living in Fayetteville, AR.

Sporting career

She was Jessie Graff's idol in university, and competitor at collegiate pole vault meets. She won the silver medal at the

2007 Pan Am Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Comm ...

in pole vault representing USA. She finished 8th at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics in pole vault represented USA. Inspired by Jessie Graff's performance in American Ninja Warrior, she competed at the Los Angeles Qualifier, in the 2017 season 9 season opener. She competed with the nickname "Vault Chick".

References

External links

Official website of April Steiner Bennett
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Steiner Bennett, April 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Mesa, Arizona American Latter Day Saints American female pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Arkansas Razorbacks women's track and field athletes People from Springdale, Arkansas Arkansas Razorbacks track and field coaches American Ninja Warrior contestants Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games