Jillian Schwartz

Who is Jillian Schwartz?

Jillian Schwartz is an American-born pole vaulter who competes internationally for Israel. She represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics and competed at four consecutive World Championships in Athletics from 2003 to 2009. Her best placing in international competition was fourth at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

She competed at the NCAA Championships while at Duke University and gained All-America honours on three occasions. Although she never won at a USATF Championships event, she took the runner-up spot on three occasions at both the USA Outdoor and USA Indoor Championships. Her personal best mark is 4.72 m, set indoors in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2008. Since gaining Israeli citizenship in 2010, she has set Israeli records in the pole vault both outdoors and indoors.