No Tie This Time: Katie Moon Vaults To Silver, Nina Kennedy Soars To Gold
Katie Moon and Nina Kennedy will forever be linked together in track and field lore.
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Athlete Bio#
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Height
6'0"
Age
43
Hometown
Fredonia, NY
Education
Fredonia High School (Fredonia, N.Y.) ‘00 Roberts Wesleyan College ‘04, Psychology (bachelor’s); Roberts Wesleyan College, School Psychology (master’s)
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Sue and Mark Stuczynski
- Married to Rick Suhr, who is also her coach
- Has one brother, Matthew, and one sister, Terra
- Hobbies include camping and boating
- Trains in her backyard
- Speaks Spanish.
Career Highlights
- 2015 Pan American Games, bronze
Olympic Experience
- 3-time Olympian; 2-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 7th (Pole Vault - Women)
- Olympic Games London 2012, gold (Pole Vault - Women)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, silver (Pole Vault - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 7th (Pole Vault - Women)
- Years of participation: Pole Vault - Women 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
- Medals: 2 (1 gold, 1 silver)
- Gold – 2016 (Pole Vault - Women)
- Silver – 2008 (Pole Vault - Women)
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