Allison Rebecca Stokke | American track and field athlete | Hottest Female Athlete

Allison Rebecca Stokke is an American track and field athlete and fitness model. She broke a number of American records for high school pole vaulting. At the age of seventeen, images of her were widely shared on the internet resulting in her becoming an internet phenomenon

One day Allison Stokke was a just a pretty high school athlete and the next she was an international Internet destination, although not by her own choice. Miss Stokke's photograph was taken during a high school track meet, where she was preparing to compete in the pole vault, and someone posted it to a web site. It didn't take long for other less reputable sites to pick up the image and set off a round of Stokke-mania on the worldwide web.

Miss Stokke isn't just a pretty girl; she's a pretty girl who happens to be a tremendous athlete. She was the California pole vaulting champion and is on scholarship at the University of California. She wanted to be known for her athletic accomplishments rather than purely for her looks. In terms of athletics, she wanted to be seen as Maria Sharapova, an attractive tennis player who wins, instead of Anna Kournikova, an attractive tennis player who just shows up and looks pretty. Miss Stokke could eventually become another Natalie Gulbis, a gorgeous LPGA golfer who has been quite successful.

The problem began to surface in 2004 when she began to receive messages from her friends that her photo had been seen on the Internet. She had 1,000 new messages on her social network site and a YouTube video of her being interviewed had been viewed 15,000 times. She began to receive interview requests from around the country, including one from Brazil. She went to her coach for help and to her parents (her father is an attorney) for guidance. They soon realized there was little they could do to stem the flow of messages and photos, other than to focus on trying to stop the ones that were particularly tasteless. They were successful in getting a fake profile of Allison removed from Facebook and another taken off MySpace, which included a slideshow with a dozen photos and a chat forum. She told the Washington Post, "Even if none of it is illegal, it just all feels really demeaning."

There's no question that Miss Stokke is an amazing athlete. Born in Newport Beach, California, she made the U.S. team that competed in the 2005 World Youth Championships, but couldn't compete because of a broken leg. As a senior at Newport Harbor High School she jumped 13 feet, 7 inches, which ranked second in the nation. She held seven national records.

As a freshman at Cal, Miss Stokke set a school freshman record by vaulting 13-5¾ at the Pac-10 Championships. She also qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships and was ranked No. 20 in the country. In the outdoor season she jumped 13-9¾, the second-best performance in school history.

But because of her notoriety, Miss Stokke hasn't been able to enjoy her success. She rarely leaves her home and has grown weary of the attention she's garnered. In fact, the online media information on the Cal website does not include her mug shot, while all other student-athletes have their images on their biography pages.

Mosienko penis strength competetion

penis strength competetion

The Ukrainian weightlifting team today proved that gambling does pay. The duo took a huge risk in this year's games by letting Bubka increase her weight over the summer to an impressive 65kg. However, lifter Mosienko showed little visible strain as he held her new weighty frame with a hands-free hold that won maximum points from the judges for both length and style


The video opens with what appears to be two athletes walking through a crowd. The voice over tells us, in an Olympic Commentator style, that the two, Mosienko and Bubka, are from the Ukraine and hope to win the event. As they walk up to the stage you notice that they don't appear to be wearing pants. The girl, Bubka, "mounts" her partner Mosienko and then lets go appearing to be held in place by Mosienko's ... "member". They hold the pose for 3 sec to victory and the crowd goes wild waving Ukranian flags as Mosienko and Bubka take gold for sport of "Pelvic Power Lifting".

Thailand Elephant play soccer in Kathmandu, Nepal

An elephant strikes the ball during the final day of 7th International Elephant Race and Festival in Sauraha of Chitwan district, south of Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, Dec. 28, 2010. The three-day International Elephant Race and Festival concluded here on Tuesday.

Swimming Contest for Babies

Babies below two years old are taking part in a swimming contest in Beijing October 22, 2007.

Strongest Man Competition In Romania

Romania's Marian Iurchevici lifts a 140kg ball during a "strongest man" competition in Bucharest October 20, 2007.

Narrow Victory in Wife Carrying Contest

By a margin of only a third of a second, a Boston couple claimed victory at the 8th annual North American Wife Carrying Championships held Saturday at Sunday River Ski Resort.

"We could never expect something this good," said Keith Cardoza after successfully bringing Julia Stoner, his girlfriend of six months, through the 253.3 meter course.


For the victory, Cardoza and Stoner may receive $1,000 toward a trip to attend the World Wife Carrying Championships in Finland. The couple were also awarded a check for $675 (five times Stoner's weight) and Stoner's weight in beer. The latter amounted to nine twelve-pack cases.

Second place went to Ri Fahnestock and his friend Sarah Silverberg of Newmarket, N.H. While Cardoza and Stoner maneuvered the course in 1:02.26, Fahnestock and Silverberg came through in 1:02.60.


"It hurts, especially in a race that close," said Fahnestock. "I could taste the beer."

Defeat was softened by the silver medal: Silverberg's weight in beverages, which also amounted to nine cases of beer.

Saturday's competition saw varying numbers entrants. Forty teams registered, though only 34 made it to the starting line. Most teams were from New England, though there were also couples from New York, Virginia and California.


Participants do not need to be related, but teams need to be made up of one man and one woman, both over the age of 21. Wives are allowed to carry husbands, though no teams chose that option this year.

According to the Sunday River Web site, the competition is derived from a 19th century Finnish robber baron whose men were tested by hauling heavy sacks. The men, the site says, were also not averse to stealing women from nearby villages.

John St. Hilaire of Minot decided to get into the role by wearing a Norse helmet while carrying his wife, Jeannine. His goal was to please the crowd.

"We'd love to win, but we're just here to have fun," said John.


Contestants competed in pairs over a course that sloped gradually at the beginning. Teams also had to negotiate two 3-foot high wooden hurdles and a 10-meter-long pit of muddy, waist-deep water.

Most teams practiced the "Estonian carry," where the woman hangs down the man's back so his arms are free to negotiate obstacles.

Lucas and Elizabeth Hartford of Litchfield were doing the competition for the second time. Lucas said his personal goal was to not finish last; Elizabeth said her goal was to not be dropped. The couple said they had not trained for the event.

"Last year we did a little bit and it didn't help us," said Lucas.

Bill Moorhouse and Kristen Bannish of Charlottesville, Va., were running the course for the fourth time. The competition occurred just days before their 10th anniversary, which is on Monday. Moorhouse said he and Bannish had practiced for the event on their block.

"We created a stir in the neighborhood," said Moorhouse.

Perhaps too much of a stir; the couple said someone called the Neighborhood Watch to report the activity.

Fahnestock and Silverberg practiced more discreetly, in the woods during their lunch hour where a felled tree offered good practice for the hurdles.

"We haven't gone through the mud pit, though," said Silverberg.

Teams were penalized if the wife was dropped and the mud pit provided ample opportunity for such incidents. Prior to the final run, Cardoza pinned the race on getting through the water.


"I think we just need a good, smooth entrance into the mud pit," he said.

The photo finish between Cardoza/Stoner and Fahnestock/Silverberg was foreshadowed by the closeness of their times in the initial heat. Although running separately, Fahnestock and Silverberg clocked in at 1:03.19, while Cardoza and Stoner came in fractionally later at 1:03.38.




The teams qualified for a championship run, during which they were neck-and -neck through the mud pit, over the second hurdle and right up until the finish.

Cardoza said he was not sure if he and Stoner will go to the world competition, and Fahnestock and Silverberg later exchanged contact information with the couple.

Source:-SunJournaL