Certified Superwoman
Jessie Graff is a stuntwoman who has participated in a number of famous films/TV shows including SuperGirl, X-Men, Transformers and Live Free or Die Hard. Her nickname is “Tumbleweed”. Not only does she have a black sash in Kung-fu but also a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She is a pole vault champion and has a gymnastics background. Most if not all of her fame has come from being a fierce competitor on the TV show American Ninja Warrior.
Making History
Jessie is a fierce competitor and known for her incredible athletic achievements on American Ninja Warrior. On Monday August 29th, 2016 she made American Ninja Warrior History. She is now the first woman to ever complete Stage 1 obstacle course in the finals. How hard is this obstacle course? the answer is incredibly hard. The course introduced multiple obstacles very different from anything the competitors have seen before with a time to complete of 2 mins 20 seconds. This course was able to take out a lot of veteran male Ninja Warriors within the first couple of obstacles making her accomplishment that much greater. Overall only 8 out of 45 competitors were able to finish the course within time. Jessie hit the buzzer with 12.39 seconds left and placed 4th overall. Here is the amazing full run:
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I need a women like this in my life. She made history on American Ninja Warrior, that’s awesome!!
She’s a beast. She makes the course look easy. I watched it live.
Dude i am a huge fan of this show! This women is a beast! She don’t give up. She shows men that women can do absolutely anything. That’s great because she is definitely inspiring young girls that they conquer absolutely anything. More power to Jessie! Absolutely hands down a great show and a phenomenal woman.
She’s a real life superwoman. She kicked ass on that course and made it look way too easy.
This is crazy for a sport that has been dominated by men. Good to see a woman do amazing.
Jessie Graff not the Tennis player right … congrats to her, she killed it and made it look super easy
No other woman was able to classify this course. She is insane can’t wait to see her on Stage 2