Jenn Suhr
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Jenn Suhr at the 2012 Olympics
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Jennifer (Stuczynski) Suhr |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | February 5, 1982 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 141 lb (64 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 United States
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| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 2008 Valencia,2016 Portland |
| National finals | 2005–2016 USA |
| Olympic finals | 2008 Beijing, 2012 London |
| Highest world ranking | 1st (2011) |
| Personal best(s) | outdoor: 4.92 m (16 ft 2 in) (2009, NR) indoor: 5.03 m (16 ft 6 in) (2016, WR) |
| Updated on March 18, 2016. | |
Jennifer "Jenn" Suhr (née Stuczynski; born February 5, 1982) is an American pole vaulter. She has been an Olympic and World champion, has been ranked #1 in the World, has been the #1 American pole vaulter since 2006, and has won a total of 15 US National Championships (6 Indoor, 9 Outdoor). She holds the world indoor pole vault record at 5.03 m (16 ft 6 in). She holds the American women's pole vault record both indoors and outdoors. In 2008 she won the U.S. Olympic trials, setting an American record of 4.92 m (16 ft 2 in) and won a silver medal in the Beijing Olympics. She won the gold medal at the London Olympics on August 6, 2012.Track & 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.
Suhr attended Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, New York, where she competed in basketball and track and field. She averaged 24.3 points and 6.7 rebounds a game for Roberts Wesleyan in 2003–04, taking her team to the NCCAA national championship game. She graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer in basketball with 1,819 points.
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