Kellie Suttle

Kellie Suttle (born May 9, 1973 in Saint Peters, Missouri) is a retired female track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the pole vault event.

Kellie Suttle
Personal information
BornMay 9, 1973 (1973-05-09) (age 47)
Saint Peters, Missouri, U.S.
Medal record
Women's athletics (track and field)
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg Pole Vault

A two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), she won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and the silver at the 2001 World Indoor Championships. Won 1998 outdoor US championships and 2006 indoor US championships. After competing at Arkansas State University, she became part of the training stable of former world record holder Earl Bell in Jonesboro, Arkansas and trained with a number of the world's top men and women pole vaulters.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the  United States
1998 Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 6th 4.10 m
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 2nd 4.25 m
World Championships Seville, Spain 9th 4.35 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 11th 4.00 m
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 2nd 4.51 m
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 5th 4.20 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United States 4th 4.45 m
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 4th 4.10 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 24th (q) 4.15 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 7th 4.40 m


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