Gabriela Leon (born 17 June 1999) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault.

Early life

From Grand Rapids, Michigan, she attended

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Career

A student at the University of Louisville, she won the NCAA outdoors pole vault title in June 2022. It was the first outdoor track and field title in the school's history. She finished fourth at the US national trials in June, 2022 and was selected to compete at the

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. On her major championship debut she qualified for the final, where she finished twelfth.

References

1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Grand Rapids, Michigan Track and field athletes from Michigan Louisville Cardinals women's track and field athletes American female pole vaulters World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century American sportswomen {{US-polevault-athletics-bio-stub