Allison Stokke
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Allison Stokke |
Full name | Allison Rebecca Stokke Fowler |
Born | [1] Newport Beach, California, U.S. | March 22, 1989
Alma mater | |
Occupation(s) | Fitness model |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Other interests | Golf |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Pole vault |
College team | California Golden Bears |
Updated on November 15, 2016. |
Allison Rebecca Stokke Fowler (born March 22, 1989)
Stokke continued to pole vault, attending
After college, she became a professional vaulter and sports model for Nike and Athleta, among others.
Early life
Born to Allan and Cindy Stokke in
She broke the American record for a high school freshman with a vault of 3.86 m (12 ft 7+3⁄4 in) in 2004 and then set a new high school sophomore record with 4.11 m (13 ft 5+3⁄4 in) in 2005. Her vaults were also the best ever achieved by an American aged fifteen and sixteen. Despite breaking her leg while in high school, she managed to win twice at the CIF California State Meet. In her senior year of high school, she ranked second in the national high school rankings with a new best of 4.14 m (13 ft 6+3⁄4 in).[1][2][4] She finished eighth at the national junior championships that year.[5]
Internet fame
Images of Stokke competing in New York in early 2007 were taken by a journalist for a Californian track and field website and placed online. In May, the image was then re-posted by
Stokke initially tried to control the situation herself, but after being bombarded with emails and requests for photo shoots, she sought a media consultant to handle her new-found fame. She gave an interview on pole vaulting technique which was uploaded to YouTube, and it received over 100,000 views, but comments and discussion on the internet largely remained in relation to her looks. Her father, a lawyer, began to review online material to identify illegal behavior or stalkers. Reflecting on her situation, Stokke told The Washington Post "even if none of it is illegal, it just all feels really demeaning. I worked so hard for pole vaulting and all this other stuff, and it's almost like that doesn't matter. Nobody sees that. Nobody really sees me."[9] Der Spiegel noted that Stokke had become a "sex symbol against her will".[11] The attention affected her psychologically: she said that she found the leering "creepy and a little scary" and now took care to lock doors behind her.[13]
It was noted by the Los Angeles Times, among others, that Stokke did not seek or endorse such attention.
Later career
After Stokke rose to fame, many more photographers began to attend the track and field competitions in which she took part, and her internet fame persisted over the following years.
Stokke had more success in her second year at college, scaling 4.21 m (13 ft 9+1⁄2 in) in
After finishing her degree, she continued to pole vault, although she did not rank highly among American athletes. A new lifetime best of 4.36 m (14 ft 3+1⁄2 in) came in the 2012 season as she aimed for the
She became a
Despite not placing highly on the national rankings, Stokke continued to compete regularly in national-level meetings. Her 2016 best was eighth at the Chula Vista OTC High Performance Meet with a height of 4.15 m and she improved the following year to 4.27 m for third at the 2017 Austin Longhorn Invitational.[1]
Personal life
Stokke started dating American professional golfer Rickie Fowler in 2017.[29] They became engaged in June 2018, and were married in October 2019.[30][31][32] The couple have a daughter born in November 2021.[33]
Seasonal bests
Year | Height | U.S. ranking |
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2017 | 4.27 m (14 ft 1⁄8 in) | |
2016 | 4.16 m (13 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | |
2015 | 4.15 m (13 ft 7+3⁄8 in) | |
2014 | 3.95 m (12 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |
2013 | 4.20 m (13 ft 9+3⁄8 in) | |
2012 | 4.36 m (14 ft 3+5⁄8 in) | 21 |
2011 | 4.26 m (13 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | 27 |
2010 | 4.10 m (13 ft 5+3⁄8 in) | |
2009 | 4.21 m (13 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | 24 |
2008 | 4.11 m (13 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | |
2007 | 4.14 m (13 ft 7 in) | 33 |
2006 | 3.88 m (12 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | |
2005 | 4.11 m (13 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | 35 |
2004 | 3.86 m (12 ft 8 in) |
References
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Allison Stokke". California Golden Bears. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- USATF. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Eicelberger, Jason (May 25, 2007). Error doesn't faze Stokke Archived May 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. The Orange County Register. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- USATF. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Ufford, Matt (May 8, 2007). Pole Vaulting is Sexy, Barely Legal Archived March 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Uproxx. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ How do you protect your privacy on the internet? Anu Anad Archived September 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. BBC (May 30, 2007). Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- Sydney Morning Herald(June 3, 2007). Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c Saslow, Eli (May 29, 2007). Teen Tests Internet's Lewd Track Record Archived April 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. The Washington Post. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Nizza, Mike (May 29, 2007). Pole Vaulting to a New Crowd Archived January 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ a b Kremp, Matthias (June 5, 2006). Internet-Opfer: Sexsymbol wider Willen Archived August 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in German). Der Spiegel. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Allison Stokke "Newfound Fame" on CBS2/KCAL9 Archived April 29, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. YouTube/CBS2. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ a b Pucin, Diane (June 2, 2007). Pole vaulting gets her lots of Internet looks, not all by sports fans Archived January 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Bowen, Richard (June 4, 2007). Allison Stokke - our mistake Archived December 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. BBC. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Female athletes should be judged on skill, not looks Archived October 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Daily Pilot (June 3, 2007). Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Hutchins, Brett & Rowe, David (September 5, 2013). Digital Media Sport: Technology, Power and Culture in the Network Society Archived March 8, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. Routledge. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Laura Coletti (December 2012). Unwanted Attention: The Sexualization of Women in Sports Archived July 31, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Live It Everyday. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Cal Athletics. "Morgan and Stokke Score for Cal at NCAA West Regional - California". University of California Berkeley. Eugene, Oregon. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "TFRRS - Track & Field Results Reporting System". DirectAthletics. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016.
- USATF. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- Track and Field News. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Top Indoor Track & Field Marks - Women Archived March 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. USATF. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Allison Stokke – Nike Women’s Photoshoot (Spring/Summer 2015) Archived April 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Got Celeb (April 14, 2015). Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Fit Minute With Model Athlete Allison Stokke Archived April 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Athleta (May 27, 2015). Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Allison Stokke for Uniqlo Sports!". Sports + Lifestyle Unlimited. October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ Pole Vaulter Allison Stokke Joins GoPro To Talk Internet Fame & Fitness Archived April 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. D'Marge (April 2016). Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Augustine, Bernie (February 12, 2015). Allison Stokke takes viewers over the bar in wild pole-vaulting GoPro video Archived April 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. New York Daily News. Retrieved on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Waldman, Katy (August 4, 2016). "Allison Stokke Is the Most Popular Pole Vaulter in the World, and I Wish That Weren't So Depressing". Slate. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ Myers, Alex (June 15, 2017). "U.S. Open 2017: Rickie Fowler's girlfriend, Allison Stokke, is pretty famous herself". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Rickie Fowler engaged to 'best friend' Allison Stokke". ESPN. June 8, 2018. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ Dethier, Dylan (November 11, 2019). "Rickie Fowler gets bacterial infection on honeymoon". Golf. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Jason Lusk: Rickie Fowler and wife Allison expecting baby in November Archived May 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, golfweek.usatoday.com, June 21, 2021
- ^ "Rickie Fowler and wife Allison announce birth of daughter". November 26, 2021. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
External links
- All-Athletics profile Archived January 11, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- Allison Stokke on Twitter
- Nizza, Mike (June 4, 2007). "Who Gets a Wikipedia Entry?". The New York Times.