April Steiner Bennett
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| Full name | April Steiner Bennett | |||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||
| Born | April 22, 1980 Mesa, Arizona, United States | |||||||||||
| Occupations | XC and Track teacher and Robotics Teacher | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country | United States | |||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||
| University team | University of Arkansas | |||||||||||
| Now coaching | Woodland XC and Track | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| 8th (2008) | ||||||||||||
Regional finals | Silver medal (2007 Pan Am Games) | |||||||||||
| Personal best | 4.63m | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on June 13, 2017 | ||||||||||||
April Steiner Bennett (born April 22, 1980) is an American pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.63 metres (15.2 ft), achieved in April 2008 in Norman, Oklahoma.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Bennett was born in Mesa, Arizona, United States. She is a Latter-day Saint.[2] In 2004 she won Season 5, Episode 14 of Fear Factor. August 25th 2008 She graduated from the University of Arkansas where she serves as a volunteer assistant coach.[3]
Sporting career
[edit]She was Jessie Graff's idol in university, and competitor at collegiate pole vault meets.[4]
She won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan Am Games in pole vault representing USA.[4]
She finished 8th at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics in pole vault represented USA.[4]
Inspired by Jessie Graff's performance in American Ninja Warrior, she competed at the Los Angeles Qualifier, in the 2017 season 9 season opener. She competed with the nickname "Vault Chick".[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ April Steiner Bennett at IAAF
- ↑ Mormon Times Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine,
- ↑ "Arkansas Razorbacks Women's Track and Field" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 "Los Angeles Qualifiers". American Ninja Warrior. Season 9. Episode 1. June 12, 2017. NBC.
External links
[edit]- Official website of April Steiner Bennett
- April Steiner Bennett at World Athletics
- April Steiner Bennett at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- April Steiner Bennett at Olympics.com
- April Steiner Bennett at TeamUSA.org (archived)
- April Steiner Bennett at Olympedia
- April Steiner Bennett at InterSportStats
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Mesa, Arizona
- American Latter Day Saints
- American women pole vaulters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Arkansas Razorbacks women's track and field athletes
- Sportspeople from Springdale, Arkansas
- Arkansas Razorbacks track and field coaches
- Contestants on American game shows
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Competitors on American Ninja Warrior
