Katerina Stefanidi is the first Stanford woman to ever win an Olympic Gold in any individual track and field event.
Cardinal alumna Katerina Stefanidi recently sprung her way to a pole vaulting gold in Rio for her native country of Greece and alma mater of Stanford.
This title makes Stefanidi the first Stanford woman to ever win an Olympic Gold in any individual track and field.
Stefanidi and silver medal recipient Sandi Morris of the United States were in a head-to-head battle from the start, with each trying to outdo the other on every vault. Starting at 14’ 9”, the two made it unscaled through the entire 15th foot, except for one costly slip-up by Morris at 15’5”.