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On a night when the lack of American men in the 400 meters was conspicuous, Jenn Suhr filled the void for the United States with a shocking win in the women's pole vault.Suhr ended Yelena Isinbayeva's streak of gold medals at the Summer Games and denied the Russian a coveted piece of Olympic track and field history.Suhr, the runner-up to Isinbayeva four years ago in Beijing, cleared 4.75 meters, while the two-time defending gold medalist placed third. Cuba's Yarisley Silva also cleared 4.75 meters, but had to settle for silver because Suhr had fewer misses in the competition.She is the first American to win women's pole vault since Stacy Dragila claimed the inaugural event at the 2000 Sydney Games. Suhr is also the first non-Russian to win multiple medals in women's pole vault."It's really breathtaking," said Suhr. "It's something that is so emotional I can't even describe it."Isinbayeva, widely considered the greatest women's pole vaulter of all time, was trying to become the first wo...
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Jenn Suhr ended Yelena Isinbayeva's domination of the women's pole vault event, claiming gold for the United States Monday at the London Games.Suhr, the runner-up to...
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On a night when the lack of American men in the 400 meters was conspicuous, Jenn Suhr filled the void for the United States with a shocking win in the women's pole v...
Jenn Suhr wanted to spend their short vacation time in Florida riding roller-coasters at Disney World, while her husband preferred to visit some water parks.To settl...
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Yelena Isinbayeva entered the 2012 Olympics as the prohibitive favorite to win the women's pole vault. Thanks to American Jennifer Suhr, she's leaving without gold a...
Yelena Isinbayeva finally lost an Olympic pole vault final and left the London Games with a bronze medal, unable to master the fickle British weather and beat the wi...
Two women who have made international headlines off the track made appearances in 800-meter qualifying Wednesday at the London Olympics.It was Caster Semenya's first...
After falling out of love with the pole vault, Yelena Isinbayeva is back at the peak of her powers as she bids to become the first female track and field athlete to ...