Jennifer Suhr

Jenn Suhr

Jenn Suhr at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Jennifer (Stuczynski) Suhr
Nationality	American
Born	(1982-02-05) February 5, 1982 (age 35)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
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)
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Pole vault 2008 Beijing Pole vault World Championships 2013 Moscow Pole vault World Indoor Championships 2016 Portland Pole vault 2008 Valencia Pole vault Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Pole vault
Updated on March 18, 2016.

Jennifer "Jenn" Suhr (née Stuczynski; born February 5, 1982) is an American pole vaulter. She was Olympic and World champion, has been ranked #1 in the World for the last 2 years, 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 2012 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.

On January 3, 2010, Jenn married her coach, Rick Suhr, in Rochester.