Kathryn Elizabeth Moon ( Nageotte; born June 13, 1991) is an American pole vaulter. She won gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships (shared with Australian Nina Kennedy), and silver medals at the 2022 World Indoor Championships and the 2024 Summer Olympics. (alternate link) Moon was also the 2019 Pan American Games silver medalist. In 2025, she became the first woman to win three world pole vault titles in a row, upon winning at the World Athletics Championships.
Early career and personal life Nageotte was a diver at Olmsted Falls High School and a level 4 Gymnast through age 9.Sep 13, 2022 Between the Golds with Katie Nageotte Run Your Mouth podcast She graduated from the school with a state record of in the pole vault. She was the 2008 Division 1 state runner-up and the 2009 Division 1 state champion.
After starting her college career at the University of Dayton, she transferred to Ashland University where she won two NCAA Division II titles.
Nageotte signed a sponsorship deal with Nike in 2018.
In 2022, Katie Nageotte married Hugo Moon and subsequently changed her last name to Moon.
Achievements International competitions 2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 1st Pole Vault 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 2nd Pole Vault 2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Pole Vault 2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 1st Pole Vault World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Pole Vault 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 1st Pole Vault 2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 1st Pole Vault CR World Cup London, United Kingdom 2nd Pole Vault World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th Pole Vault 2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd Pole Vault
National championships Nike2023USATF Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico1stPole Vault2022USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon3rdPole VaultUSATF Indoor ChampionshipsSpokane, Washington2ndPole Vault2021USA Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon1stPole Vault2019USATF ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa2ndPole VaultUSATF Indoor ChampionshipsStaten Island, New York1stPole Vault2019 RESULTS - TOYOTA USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS FlashResults.com Runnerspace.com USATF.tv2018USATF ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa2ndPole Vault Adidas / New York Athletic ClubUSATF Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico1stPole Vault Adidas2017USATF ChampionshipsSacramento, California7thPole VaultUSATF Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico2ndPole Vault2016USA Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon5thPole Vault UnattachedUSATF Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, Oregon6thPole Vault Team Pacer2015USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon4thPole Vault UnattachedUSATF Indoor ChampionshipsReggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center3rdPole Vault Team Pacer2014USATF ChampionshipsHornet Stadium (Sacramento)9thPole VaultUSATF Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico9thPole Vault Unattached2013USATF ChampionshipsDrake Stadium (Drake University)6thPole Vault
NCAA championships Katie Nageotte is a two-time NCAA Division II pole vault champion and three-time All-American. Representing the Ashland Eagles Year GLIACIndoor NCAA Indoor GLIACOutdoor NCAAOutdoor2013Pole Vault 1st Pole Vault 1st Pole Vault 1st Pole Vault 1st2012 Pole Vault 7th4x100 meters 47.93 5th Pole Vault 5thRepresenting the Dayton Flyers Year Atlantic 10 ConferenceIndoor NCAA Indoor Atlantic 10 ConferenceOutdoor NCAAOutdoor2011Pole Vault 2nd60 meters 7.28 6th 100 m 12.09 5th4 × 100 m 47.10 4th 2010Pole Vault 1st Pole Vault 1st4x100 47.17 3rd Pole Vault 17th
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