Mary Sauer

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Mary Sauer-Vincent (born 31 October 1975 in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is an American pole vaulter. Her personal best jump is 4.65 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Madrid.

In June 2001 Sauer became the third American woman ever to break the 15-foot barrier by vaulting 4.61 metres in Irvine, California. A five-time All-American in the triple jump and high jump at Azusa Pacific University, Sauer did not begin pole vaulting till after she graduated in 1997. At the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, she just missed making the U.S. Olympic team after vaulting 4.33 metres.