Jenn Suhr
Jennifer Jenn Suhr is an American pole vaulter. She is the current Olympic champion, has been rankedin the World for the lastyears, has been theAmerican pole vaulter since 2006, and has won a total ofUS National Championships . She holds the world indoor pole vault record at 5.03160m . She holds the American womens pole vault record both indoors and outdoors. In 2008 she won the U.S. Olympic trials, setting an American record of 4.92160m and won a silver medal in the Beijing Olympics. She won the gold medal at the London Olympics 2012 on August 6, 2012. Track amp Field News named her American Female Athlete of the Year for 2008.
Suhr was born to Mark and Sue Stuczynski, grocery store owners in Fredonia, New York. The grocery store was previously owned by her grandfather, Bunk Stuczynski. She got involved in sports at a young age, playing softball at age 6. At 9, she competed in an adult golf league with her grandfather. At Fredonia High School, she played softball, basketball, soccer, and track and field, and won the New York State pentathlon title in 2000 as a senior.
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