Renaud Lavillenie
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  France
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2012 London | Pole vault |
| World Championships | ||
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2009 Berlin | Pole vault |
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2011 Daegu | Pole vault |
| World Indoor Championships | ||
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2012 Istanbul | Pole vault |
| European Championships | ||
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2010 Barcelona | Pole vault |
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2012 Helsinki | Pole vault |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
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2009 Turin | Pole vault |
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2011 Paris | Pole vault |
| Continental Cup | ||
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2010 Split | Pole vault |
Renaud Lavillenie (French pronunciation: [ʁə.no la.vil.ni]; born 18 September 1986 in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire) is a French pole vaulter.
Biography
He won the gold medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, but without reaching the final.[1] As of 2011[update], he holds the French record for the highest pole vault clearance indoors at 6.03 m, which is the third-highest personal best indoor clearance of all time.[2]
Lavillenie achieved a personal best jump of 5.65 metres in June 2008 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq. He vaulted 5.81 metres on the indoor track in December 2008 in Aulnay-sous-Bois, and repeated the feat twice since.[1]
He improved his outdoor best to 5.80 m in May 2009, beating veteran French pole vaulter Romain Mesnil in Forbach.[3] Shortly after he increased his best to 5.96 m at a meet in Aubière, setting a world-leading mark.[4] He improved the world-leading mark to 6.01 metres in June 2009 in Leiria, Portugal.
At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics he vaulted 5.80 m to win the bronze medal (his first global medal) behind Steven Hooker and Mesnil. He also took part in the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final but failed to record a mark and finished last. The following season he entered the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, but he could not achieve the qualifying mark of 5.60 m and did not make it into the final. He had better success at the 2010 IAAF Diamond League in the outdoor season, scoring a win at the Bislett Games. At the Adidas Grand Prix in June 2010, he beat Steven Hooker with a winning vault of 5.85 m.[5] A few weeks later, he captured the European title in Barcelona.
On 5 March 2011, on the second day of the European Indoor Championships in Paris, he vaulted 6.03 m and broke the French indoor vaulting record previously held by Jean Galfione at 6.00 m; that jump became the third-highest personal best indoor clearance of all time.[2] Outdoors, he managed only fifth at the 2011 European Team Championships, but took four wins on the 2011 IAAF Diamond League to claim the seasonal title. At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics he cleared 5.85 m to win the bronze medal for a second time running at the competition.
He underwent surgery on his left hand after he broke it due to a snapped pole accident in December.[6] He returned to competition in February the following year and won the Pole Vault Stars meet with a clearance of 5.82 m.[7]
At the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he won the gold medal for the first time by clearing 5.95m, which was 15cm better than the silver and bronze medallists. At the 2012 European Athletics Championships, he cleared 5.97 m to win the gold medal for the second time in a row.
At the 2012 Summer Olympic, he won the gold medal by clearing 5.97m and setting a new Olympic record.
References
- ^ a b Renaud Lavillenie at World Athletics
- ^ a b "Lavillenie's 6.03m clearance dazzles Paris". International Association of Athletics Federations. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ Vazel, P.J. (2009-06-01). Lavillenie increases his outdoor ceiling to 5.80m. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-01.
- ^ Pole Vault 2009. IAAF (2009-06-16). Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ Jeffery, Nicole (2010-06-14). Hooker consigns failures to the past. The Australian. Retrieved on 2010-06-14.
- ^ European pole vault champion Lavillenie breaks hand. European Athletics (2011-12-08). Retrieved on 2012-02-12.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (2012-02-12). In post-injury comeback, Lavillenie tops 5.82m in Donetsk. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-12.
External links
World Indoor Champions in men's pole vault | |
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's pole vault | |
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