Kayla Miracle

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Kayla Miracle

| image = Kayla Miracle (cropped).JPG

| caption = Kayla Miracle at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway

| full_name = Kayla Colleen Kiyoko Miracle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|4|26}}

| birth_place = Brawley, California, U.S.

| hometown = Culver, Indiana, U.S.

| height = 5 ft 3 in

| country = United States

| sport = Wrestling

| weight_class = 62 kg / 136 lb

| event = Freestyle

| collegeteam = Campbellsville University

| club = Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}}

}}

Kayla Colleen Kiyoko Miracle (born April 26, 1996) is an American wrestler competing through Campbellsville University, Kentucky.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usawmembership.com/senior_national_teams/2019?bio=1947|title=Biography - Kayla Miracle, IA|last=|first=|date=|website=www.usawmembership.com|access-date=2020-01-18}} She is currently majoring in Sports Management.{{Cite web|url=https://campbellsvilletigers.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/kayla-miracle/8169|title=Kayla Miracle - Women's Wrestling|website=Campbellsville University Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-01-18}}

Wrestling

Miracle is a two time U.S. Open Champion in 2017 and 2018. She won the 2015, 2016, and 2017 University Nationals. She won the 2018 Klippan Lady Open in Sweden.{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-02/final-book.pdf|title=UWW Final Book|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}} In 2015, she won the 136-pound title in the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association finals in Saint Louis, Missouri.{{Cite web|url=https://news.culver.org/kayla-miracle-now-a-national-champion/|title=Kayla Miracle now a national champion|website=Culver News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-18|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029011452/https://news.culver.org/kayla-miracle-now-a-national-champion/|url-status=dead}} She is the fourth wrestler to win four Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association national titles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2019/04/21/hawkeye-wrestling-club-womens-freestyle-wrestlers-kayla-miracle-iowa-city-carver-hawkeye-arena/3533872002/|title='Iowa is home': Kayla Miracle aiming for next step in career with Hawkeye Wrestling Club|last=Goodwin|first=Cody|website=Hawk Central|language=en|access-date=2020-01-18}}

In 2020, she won the silver medal at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, in the women's 62 kg division.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=March 2020|title=Senior Pan-American OG Qualifier Bulletin|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-03/senior_pan-american_og_qualifier.pdf|access-date=|website=|page=78}}

She currently trains at the Hawkeye Wrestling Club in Iowa City, Iowa.

On February 13, 2018, she was named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Athlete-of-Week/2018/February/13/Kayla-Miracle-named-USA-Wrestling-Athlete-of-the-Week|title=Feb 13 Athlete of the Week, Team USA|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202003325/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Athlete-of-Week/2018/February/13/Kayla-Miracle-named-USA-Wrestling-Athlete-of-the-Week|archive-date=December 2, 2018|access-date=}} She was selected to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|last=Outsports|date=2021-07-12|title=At least 180 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far|url=https://www.outsports.com/olympics/2021/7/12/22565574/tokyo-summer-olympics-lgbtq-gay-athletes-list|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Outsports|language=en}}

Miracle won the silver medal in the women's 62{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.{{Cite news |last=Brennan |first=Eliott |date=13 September 2022 |title=Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128029/kayaalp-champion-wrestling |access-date=14 September 2022}}{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}} She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.{{Cite web |title=2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-11/results_11_santiago.pdf?VersionId=ocfKr13Qrtwtq9qEta1i5GULm0pZKAYL |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113175541/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-11/results_11_santiago.pdf?VersionId=ocfKr13Qrtwtq9qEta1i5GULm0pZKAYL |archive-date=13 November 2023 |access-date=13 November 2023 |website=United World Wrestling}} She defeated Nathaly Grimán of Venezuela in her bronze medal match.

In 2024, Miracle won the gold medal in her event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.{{Cite web |title=2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228032955/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw |archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}} She defeated Ana Godinez of Canada in her gold medal match. 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.{{Cite web |title=Qualified NOCs at 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/2nd_phase_acapulco_qualified_nocs.pdf?VersionId=7daWt.sjVf3DcCmRgpMQwttDuVARZ8Sx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304175337/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/2nd_phase_acapulco_qualified_nocs.pdf?VersionId=7daWt.sjVf3DcCmRgpMQwttDuVARZ8Sx |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}{{Cite web |title=2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304172342/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}} She qualified for the Olympics at the 2024 United States Olympic trials held in State College, Pennsylvania. She competed in the women's 62{{nbsp}}kg event at the Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Wrestling Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}}

Miracle is a lesbian and the first out LGBTQ Olympic wrestler.{{Cite web|last=Zeigler|first=Cyd|date=2021-06-14|title=Kayla Miracle is 1st ever out Olympic wrestler|url=https://www.outsports.com/2021/6/14/22532670/kayla-miracle-wrestling-olympics-tokyo-team-usa-lgbtq|access-date=2021-08-07|website=Outsports|language=en}}

References

External links

{{UWW|miracle-kayla-colleen-kiyoko|Kayla Colleen Kiyoko Miracle}}
{{IWD|9666E9EF67E144B2A8C6CCB4CE228F24|Kayla-Colleen Kiyoko Miracle}}
{{Olympics.com|kayla-colleen-kiyoko-miracle|Kayla Colleen Kiyoko Miracle}}
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/kayla-colleen-miracle_1955438 Kayla Colleen Miracle] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
{{2019 Pan American Games profile|wrestling/athlete-profile-n1137551-miracle-kayla-c-|Kayla C. Miracle}}
{{Olympedia}}
[https://www.themat.com/profiles/kayla-miracle Kayla Miracle] at USA Wrestling
{{Team USA|new_id=kayla-miracle|old_id=Kayla-Miracle|sport=usa-wrestling|archive=20220124232248}}