LELEUX ROMERO Morgann

United States of America

Athletics

Date of Birth: 14 Nov 1992

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Place of residence : NEW IBERIA, LA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Pole Vault	NM

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault B	Women's Pole Vault Qualification - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A	Women's Pole Vault Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Hobbies:

Plants. (georgiadogs.com, 02 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Advertising, Communications, Journalism - University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

Family:

Husband Jacob Romero

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

David Butler [technique]; John Hill [speed work]

Sporting relatives:

Her father Shane competed in athletics [pole vault] at Southeastern Louisiana University in the United States of America. (ragincajuns.com, 01 Aug 2016)

Other sports:

She has competed in gymnastics at a national level in the United States of America. (realwinningedge.com, 12 May 2020; eminetra.com, 01 Jul 2021)

Injuries:

She suffered a detached retina in 2013 while she was at the University of Georgia. (eminetra.com, 01 Jul 2021)

Start:

She did both athletics and gymnastics as a child and began taking athletics seriously when she went to the University of Georgia. (georgiadogs.com, 02 Jul 2021)

Reason:

Her experience as a gymnast was a factor in her pursuing the pole vault. "I feel like it set me up. Pole vaulting was so easy at the beginning." (georgiadogs.com, 02 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (katc.com, 30 Jun 2021)

Training:

She incorporates gymnastics into her training. (georgiadogs.com, 02 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"If you can dream it, you can do it." [Walt Disney] (Instagram profile, 04 Jul 2021)

Award:

While competing for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the United States of America, in 2016 she was named Sun Belt Conference Field Student-Athlete of the Year. (ragincajuns.com, 01 Aug 2016)

General Interest

General
RIO ALTERNATE
She was an alternate for pole vault at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after finishing fourth at the 2016 US Olympic Trials. "This is what pushed me to go after a career in track and field. I had to try on the [Olympic] uniform. They showed me where I was staying. It was devastating and amazing at the same time. I have come such a long way. I could just feel it. It was just so close." (LinkedIn profile, 01 Aug 2016; katc.com, 22 Jul 2021)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She is a gymnastics coach at her family's gym, New Heights Gymnastics, in New Iberia, LA, United States of America, and has also worked as an assistant manager and choreographer at the gym. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Aug 2016; georgiadogs.com, 02 Jul 2021)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She began her higher education at the University of Georgia before studying advertising at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Aug 2016; ragincajuns.com, 01 Aug 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
NM:: No mark

Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos