Jeff Hartwig was born on September 25,1967 in St Louis, Missouri and is an American pole vaulter.
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12 Facts About Jeff Hartwig
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Jeff Hartwig held the American record until July 27,2019, when Sam Kendricks set the American pole vault record by jumping 6.
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Jeff Hartwig has the world's best performance for men over 40 years at 5.
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Jeff Hartwig has received the Jim Thorpe Award as the best American field events athlete in 1998 and 1999.
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Jeff Hartwig vaulted at Francis Howell High School and collegiately for Florissant Valley Community College and Arkansas State University.
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Jeff Hartwig has trained under the tutelage of USATF Hall of Famer and former world record holder Earl Bell for a number of years.
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Jeff Hartwig has been hired as the pole vault coach for MICDS High School in St Louis.
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For over 15 years Jeff Hartwig has been raising reptiles - mostly boas and pythons, but tortoises, monitors, iguanas, and caimans.
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Jeff Hartwig's first snake was a Burmese python, which he "inherited" from another vaulter.
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Jeff Hartwig has been known to have more than 100 snakes on the premises.
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Jeff Hartwig holds the current Masters Track and Field American Records in the M35 and M40 Pole Vault.
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Jeff Hartwig has steadily climbed the Track and Field News world rankings, peaking at number 1 in 2002.
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