Pole Vaulting
Born in Newport Beach, California, Allison Stokke grew up in a competitive athletic family. Her older brother, David, was a national youth level gymnast. Following in her brother’s footsteps, Allison Stokke tried gymnastics to see if she too could become a gymnast. However, she eventually came to realize gymnastics was not her true passion.
Instead, she found her passion in pole vaulting. Over the course of her school tenure, Stokke would grow to become an incredible pole vaulter, and she’d eventually compete at the highest level of her sport. But to her horror, the attention she eventually attracted would jeopardize her entire career and change her life forever.