1. Jennifer Lynn Suhr is an American former pole vaulter.
14 Facts About Jenn Suhr
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Jenn Suhr holds the American women's pole vault record indoors.
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Jenn Suhr won the gold medal at the London Olympics on August 6,2012.
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Jenn Suhr got involved in sports at a young age, playing softball at age 6.
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Jenn Suhr attended Roberts Wesleyan University in Rochester, New York, where she competed in basketball and track and field.
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Jenn Suhr graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer in basketball with 1,819 points.
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On January 3,2010, Jenn married her coach, Rick Suhr, in Rochester.
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Jenn Suhr began her career with her coach Rick Jenn Suhr providing financial support to her by re-mortgaging his home.
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Jenn Suhr finished third at the 2006 World Athletics Final.
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Jenn Suhr finished with the silver medal and credited her coach Rick Jenn Suhr for his strict regimen in preparing her for the competitiveness and high stress of the Olympics.
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Jenn Suhr was forced to withdraw from the US team for the 2009 world championships in Berlin with an Achilles tendon injury.
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Jenn Suhr took Diamond League victories in London and Zurich during the season, defeating 2011 world champion Fabiana Murer and three other former world champions in the latter competition.
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Jenn Suhr won the 2016 USA Olympic Trials and competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Jenn Suhr came down with a severe illness prior to the competition, and although she passed through the first day of qualifying without a problem, she finished in seventh place, below initial expectations.