Valentin Lavillenie
Appearance
Valentin Lavillenie (born 16 July 1991) is a French athlete specialising in the pole vault.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie. Lavillenie was born in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire. He is the younger brother of another pole vaulter, world record holder Renaud Lavillenie.
He has personal bests of 5.65 metres outdoors (2013) and 5.80 metres indoors at Nevers (2015).
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing France | |||||
2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 5th | 5.40 m | |
European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | 5.50 m | ||
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 11th (q) | 5.55 m[note 1] | ||
Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France | 1st | 5.50 m | ||
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 6th | 5.65 m |
Notes
- ^ No mark in the final
References