Allison Stokke is very talented as a pole vaulter. But her brilliant career was almost due to one viral photo and a bad caption about her self-assessment. Instead of focusing on her achievements, Stokke felt sad because she was 'only seen' by her beauty - even though at that time she was only 17 years old.
Just like other athletes, Stokke studied hard at school and also trained hard to become a professional athlete. People praised Allison Stokke for successfully jumping the pole at the highest level and participating in the prestigious tournament.
At the age of 15, his jump was once the highest by a child his age in America. His jump when it reached 3.86 meters. The first year of his career, he won the CIF California State Championship. In the end, he broke a new record of 4.11 meters at the age of 16.
Instead of his prowess, Stokke was heartbroken over a photo taken when he was 17 which was later taken and captioned with an ominous caption by the blog With Leather. 'Pole Vaulting is Sexy, Barely Legal'. Comments on the blog are also much focused on Stokke's body and are very undignified.
After a while, he tried to control the situation - but the power of social media was too strong. In fact, Allison had to hire a manager to handle all the emails and phone calls she received. However, she also has to deal with a much darker side of fame: the stalkers.
Various attempts were made to suppress this photo from spreading, but unfortunately, the rice has turned to mush. Photos of him spread and Stokke, who was only 18 at the time, had to brace himself against disgusting comments from perverted humans. Fortunately, there is also a fanbase that supports Stokke so they can rise from adversity, as reported by Sport Retriever.
Allan Stokke, her father, is a lawyer so does everything he can to help his daughter from harm and unwanted attention. Allan spent hours browsing YouTube comments and comments on websites to see if anything was illegal or legally inappropriate. In this way, he also monitored whether anyone was trying to stalk Allison.
Finally, Stokke decided to take a break from sports and it turned out to be quite successful in reducing his fame so that he could focus more on pursuing his dreams. He graduated from college and managed to set a jump record that is much higher than before and he is increasingly entering the top 10 in competitions.
Now, Allison Stokke became a model and very famous. He is often recruited by big sports companies to advertise their products.
