Kayla Miracle
American wrestler (born 1996)
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Kayla Colleen Kiyoko Miracle (born April 26, 1996) is an American wrestler competing through Campbellsville University, Kentucky.[1] She is currently majoring in Sports Management.[2]
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| Full name | Kayla Colleen Kiyoko Miracle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 26, 1996 Brawley, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Culver, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 62 kg / 136 lb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Campbellsville University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wrestling
Miracle is a two time U.S. Open Champion in 2017 and 2018. She won the 2015, 2016, and 2017 University Nationals.[2] She won the 2018 Klippan Lady Open in Sweden.[3] In 2015, she won the 136-pound title in the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association finals in Saint Louis, Missouri.[4] She is the fourth wrestler to win four Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association national titles.[5]
In 2020, she won the silver medal at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, in the women's 62 kg division.[6]
She currently trains at the Hawkeye Wrestling Club in Iowa City, Iowa.[5]
On February 13, 2018, she was named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week.[7] She was selected to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]
Miracle won the silver medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[9][10] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[11] She defeated Nathaly Grimán of Venezuela in her bronze medal match.[11]
In 2024, Miracle won the gold medal in her event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[12] She defeated Ana Godinez of Canada in her gold medal match.[12] A few days later, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, she earned a quota place for the United States for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[13][14] She qualified for the Olympics at the 2024 United States Olympic trials held in State College, Pennsylvania. She competed in the women's 62 kg event at the Olympics.[15]
Miracle is a lesbian and the first out LGBTQ Olympic wrestler.[16]
