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}} Jennifer "Jenn" Suhr (née Stuczynski) (born February 5, 1982) is an American pole vaulter. She is the current Olympic 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. She holds the world indoor pole vault record at 5.02m. 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 and won a silver medal in the Beijing Olympics. She won the gold medal at the London Olympics 2012 on August 6, 2012.〔Phillips, Luke (August 6, 2012) ("Suhr eclipses Isinbayeva to win pole vault gold" ). ''AFP''.〕 ''Track & Field News'' named her American Female Athlete of the Year for 2008. ==Biography== 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.〔("Riga's Jenn Stuczynski vaults onto world stage" ), ''Democrat and Chronicle'', August 3, 2008.〕〔(Fredonia High School State Champions ). fredonia.wnyric.org〕 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.〔(Jenn Stuczynski now Jenn Suhr! ) polevaultpower.com, January 12, 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jenn Suhr」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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