Jenn Suhr

Jennifer Lynn Suhr, born Stuczynski on February 5, 1982, is an American former pole vaulter. She became an Olympic and World champion, was ranked number one in the world, and was the leading American pole vaulter from 2006, winning seventeen US national championships, seven indoor and ten outdoor. She holds the world indoor pole vault record at 5.03 metres. At the 2008 Olympic trials she set an American record of 4.92 metres and then won the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics. She won the gold medal at the London Olympics on August 6, 2012, and Track and Field News named her American Female Athlete of the Year for 2008. This entry is written from the lead section of her Wikipedia article.