Tori Pena
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Tori Pena in 2012
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Personal information | |
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Born | Los Alamitos, California |
30 July 1987
Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Pole Vault |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 4.60 m (2013) |
Victoria "Tori" Peña[1] (born 30 July 1987[2]) is a pole vaulter with dual American and Irish citizenship who competes for Ireland in IAAF competition.[1][3]
Early life
Peña was born in Los Alamitos, California.[2] Her father's family are of Mexican extraction, and her maternal grandmother Angela McCoy (née Coyle) was born in Derry.[1] Peña lives in Huntington Beach, where she graduated from Edison High School.[2][4] In 2003, she competed in Killarney at the World Irish Dancing Championships.[1] She earned a degree in International Development Studies[1] from the University of California, Los Angeles, and competed for the UCLA Bruins,[2] although frequently hampered by injuries.[5] Her Irish grandmother made her eligible for Irish citizenship,[3] and in June 2010 she acquired dual citizenship, declared her intention to compete for Ireland, and registered with Finn Valley Athletic Club in County Donegal.[1]
Irish career
Peña's personal best of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). was set shortly before she had acquired Irish citizenship, but was sufficient to qualify for the pole vault at the European Athletics championships in Barcelona.[1] In July 2010 won the Irish national championships at Morton Stadium with an Irish record of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).,[3] which she equalled in Barcelona.[6] At the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships she set an Irish indoor record of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).,[7] which she increased to Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). in 2012.[8][9] At the San Diego Triton Invitational on 27 April 2012 she set an outdoor Irish record of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)..[10] This qualified her for the 2012 Olympics, in the qualifying round of which she failed at the opening height of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)..[11]
References
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External links
- Tori Pena profile at IAAF
- Tori Pena profile on Instagram
- Pages with broken file links
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from September 2010
- 1987 births
- Living people
- American people of Irish descent
- American pole vaulters
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Naturalised citizens of Ireland
- Olympic athletes of Ireland
- Sportspeople from Huntington Beach, California
- Sportspeople from County Donegal
- Track and field people from California
- UCLA Bruins women's track and field athletes
- Female pole vaulters
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Ireland