The Journey Ahead of Rio for Jenn Suhr
(This is a continuation of part 2 of this article)
Suhr then went on to compete in the pole vault event at the IAAF World Championships, which were held in Moscow, Russia. There, she faced off against the Russian native, Yelena Isinbaeva. Both women were able to clear the height of 4.82 metres. Isinbaeva then went on to clear an impressive height of 4.89 metres, which was enough for her to grab the gold medal, leaving the silver medal for Suhr. Suhr may have fallen one short of the ultimate victory, but this was still quite the accomplishment because it was her very first World medal. (For a wide selection of high quality vaulting poles, check out PoleVaultPoles)
Suhr’s efforts at the world championship in Beijing last year were not enough to win her a medal; she came in fourth. Yarisley Silva, of Cuba, ended up winning the gold medal at that event. However, Suhr bounced back in a phenomenal way this year by breaking her very own world record for indoor pole vault. She accomplished this in January in New York, and she did it by clearing a massive height of 5.03 metres. Just a couple of months after doing this, she proceeded to participate in the world championship event in Portland, Oregon. At this event, she broke the event record by jumping a towering height of 4.90 metres.
It would appear that 2016 is going very well for Suhr, and one would think that this is set to transfer to the Rio Olympics in the summer. Before she can do that though, she has to earn her position among the top three pole vaulters who will represent the US in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. One of the other pole vaulters who is vying for a spot on the US Track and Field team is Sandi Morris. Morris is a young pole vaulter with tremendous potential for greatness. She was the silver medalist, second only to Suhr, in the Portland
event. Suhr and Morris, among other pole vaulters, will work on securing a trip to Rio between 1st and 10th of July 2016 in Eugene, Oregon. A trip to this Olympics for Suhr could potentially lead to a third consecutive Olympic medal. This is a feat that would place the 34 year old in very limited company