Jeff Hartwig
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Jeff Hartwig (Born:25 September 1967 in St. Louis) is an American pole vaulter.
In 1998 he set two North American records with 6.00 and 6.01 metres. The latter was an improvement of 16 centimetres from his personal best of 5.85 m from 1997. In 1999 he won US national championships by improving his own record to 6.02 metres, and his current North American record of 6.03 metres followed in 2000. His personal best indoor is 6.02 metres, also an area record. Only Sergei Bubka has jumped higher in an indoor competition.
With 5.86 metres from 4 July 2004 Hartwig holds the world's best performance for men over 35 years.
Jeff vaulted collegiately for Florissant Valley Community College and Arkansas State University.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 12th | |
| 1998 | Goodwill Games | Uniondale, United States | 1st | 6.01 m AR, =CR |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | |
| 2002 | World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | |
| 2003 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 4th | |
| 2004 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 6th |
[edit] External link
- IAAF profile for Jeff Hartwig
