Starting Her Athletics Career
Allan and Cindy Stokke are the parents of Allison Stokke. They are native to Newport Beach, California. From a young age, Stokke was interested in sports. Her elder brother was a renowned youth gymnast competing at the national level so there was a lot of sibling rivalry.
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Allison Stokke first tried her luck in gymnastics. Later on, she eventually made her way to pole vaulting. She participated in her first ever pole-vaulting competition back when she was a student at Newport Harbor High School. It didn’t take her long to become one of the USA’s best vaulters.