Jeff Hartwig
Jeff Hartwig (born September 25, 1967 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is a retired American athlete.
The pole vaulter Jeff Hartwig can look back on an astonishingly long career. From 1988 to 2007 he was able to jump the 5-meter mark every year. In 1998, he became the first American to exceed the 6-meter mark. His best performance since 2000 is 6.03 meters.
He celebrated his greatest international success with the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships in 1999 . At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta , he finished 11th. In 2000 he failed as the world best of the year in the US Trials for the Olympic Games with a Salto Nullo . In 2008 Hartwig ended his long career as a pole vaulter. He was able to qualify again for the Olympic Games in Beijing , but did not reach the final with 5.55 meters. He completed his last competition on September 24, 2008 at the cathedral jumping in Aachen .
With a height of 1.90 m, his competition weight was 82 kg.
literature
- Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics 2007. SportsBooks, Cheltenham 2007, ISBN 978-1-899807-49-9 .
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| SURNAME | Hartwig, Jeff |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete (pole vault) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , Missouri , USA |