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Suhr brings home pole vault gold for US
Jennifer Suhr of the United States celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's pole vault final on Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 6, 2012 in London, England.
Photographer: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images
Posted: 08/06/2012
LONDON - Jenn Suhr walked with a purpose over to the stands to see her husband, who gingerly wrapped an American flag around her shoulders while she sobbed into his chest.
Yes, they've come a long way together. From training in a pair of huts connected together to form a jumping pit -- to winning an Olympic gold medal on her sport's grandest stage.
Suhr, America's best female pole vaulter for the better part of a half-dozen years, got the Olympic gold she needed to round out her resume.
She vaulted 15 feet, 7 inches (4.75 meters) to defeat Cuba's Yarisley Silva, who cleared the same height but lost on a tiebreaker because she had one more miss in the competition.
Suhr also beat two-time defending Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia, who settled for bronze with a vault of 15-5 (4.70).
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