What is the story behind Allison Stokke?

What is the story behind Allison Stokke?

Allison Rebecca Stokke Fowler (born March 22, 1989) is an American track and field athlete and fitness model. She broke a number of American records for high school pole vaulting. Images of her at age seventeen were widely shared on the Internet, resulting in her becoming an internet phenomenon.

Has any pole vaulter ever been impaled?

There are a couple of reports of a pole vaulter being impaled – though in each case it was when the pole snapped, leaving a jagged end.

Does Allison Stokke still compete?

She continues to pursue her pole vaulting career and passion, even though not in national competitions. When she is not doing this, she is modelling for sports brands or hanging out with her husband. Allison Stokke is one of the most encouraging female professional athletes, especially in pole vaulting.

What does Stokke mean?

Norwegian: habitational name from any of thirty or more farmsteads so named notably in Møre og Romsdal from Old Norse stokkr ‘log trunk beam’ denoting either growing timber or a natural formation shaped like a log for example a straight-sided inlet.