Kellie Suttle (born May 9, 1973, in

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) is a retired female

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from the

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, who competed in the

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the My ...

event. A two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), she won the silver medal at the

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, Manitoba, Canada and the silver at the 2001 World Indoor Championships. Won 1998 outdoor US championships and 2006 indoor US championships. After competing at

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, she became part of the training stable of former world record holder

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and trained with a number of the world's top men and women pole vaulters.

Competition record

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* * * 1973 births Living people People from St. Peters, Missouri Sportspeople from Greater St. Louis Track and field athletes from Missouri American female pole vaulters Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Arkansas State Red Wolves women's track and field athletes Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games {{US-polevault-athletics-bio-stub