Kayla Miracle (born April 26, 1996) is an American wrestler competing through Campbellsville University, Kentucky. She is currently majoring in

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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. In 2015 she won the 136-pound title in the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association finals in

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. She is the fourth wrestler to win four Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association national titles. In 2020, she won the silver medal at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, in the women's 62 kg division. She currently trains at the Hawkeye Wrestling Club in

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. On February 13, 2018 she was named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week. She was selected to compete in the

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. She competed in the women's freestyle 62 kg event. She won the silver medal in the 62kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. Miracle is a

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and the first

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Olympic wrestler.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miracle, Kayla American wrestlers American female sport wrestlers Kayla Miracle 1996 births Living people Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games Place of birth missing (living people) Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Lesbian sportswomen 21st-century American women Olympic wrestlers of the United States World Wrestling Championships medalists