Jean-Kersley Gardenne
Appearance
Jean-Kersley Gardenne (born 16 February 1972) is a retired Mauritian pole vaulter.
His personal best jump is 5.50 metres, achieved in June 1996 in Dreux. This is the Mauritian record.[1] He did however have a better indoor mark with 5.60 metres, achieved in January 1998 in Liévin.[2]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Representing ![]() | ||||
1990 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 4.70 m |
World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 17th (q) | 4.70 m | |
1991 | All-Africa Games | Cairo, Egypt | 3rd | 5.00 m |
1992 | African Championships | Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius | 2nd | 5.30 m |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 24th (q) | 5.20 m | |
1995 | All-Africa Games | Harare, Zimbabwe | 2nd | 5.20 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | – | NM |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | – | NM |
1998 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 2nd | 5.20 m |
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | 5.35 m[3] |
References
- ^ Mauritian athletics records Archived 2007-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) - GBR Athletics
- ^ Gardenne originally finished fourth, but was promoted following the disqualification of Denis Petushinskiy.
Categories:
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Mauritian male pole vaulters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Mauritius
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Mauritius
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- African Games silver medalists for Mauritius
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games bronze medalists for Mauritius
- Southern African athletics biography stubs
- Mauritian sportspeople stubs