Guillaume Thierry Explained

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Guillaume Thierry
Birth Date:	15 September 1986
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Decathlon
Updated:	26 August 2016

Guillaume Thierry (born 15 September 1986) is a track and field athlete from the Republic of Mauritius. He first represented his country at pole vault in which he competed at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Sherbrooke, Canada.^[1] He now competes in the decathlon and holds the Mauritian national record set on 11–12 September 2013 in Nice, France at the VII Francophone Games.^[2] He is the first Mauritian ever to score more than 7000 points in this event.^[3]

Private life

Patrick Guillaume Llyod Thierry was born in Moka, La Clinique Mauricienne. He went to college at St Andrews School^[4] and then attended the University of Mauritius^[5] where he completed a Degree in Management in August 2008 and a Master in Human Resource Studies in November 2010. He also completed computer studies at ICL (Innovative and Creative Learning Ltd.^[6]) on Computer Repairs and Maintenance and Networking.He married Anna-Louisa Leveque on 15 December 2012. Their daughter Colleen was born on 17 May 2013.

Sporting career

Thierry's was first coached by Jean Chelin and then by Jacque Dudal.^{[7] [8] [9]} When Dudal had medical issues and left Mauritius for further medication Thierry trained alone for a while and then spent three weeks in South Africa with Bob Cervenka.^[10] During this time he finished 13th, with a new National Record of 4.70m, at the World Youth Championships.^[11] He was potted by decathlon coach Aleksandr Nevskiy and changed to this event after finishing his Higher School Certificate.

Personal bests

All events referenced from All-Athletics.com.^[12]

Event	Performance	Note	Place	Date
100 metres	11.22 11.17	Wind 1.3 m/s +7.1 m/s	Maputo Arles	11 September 2011 2 June 2007
400 metres	50.94		Madagascar	2007
1,500 metres	4:45.61		Nice, France	13 September 2013
110 metres hurdles	14.89		Mauritius	2011
High jump	1.92		Bambous, Mauritius	April 2014
Pole vault	5.00		Madagascar	2007
Long jump	7.25	Wind 1.9 m/s	Mauritius	10 April 2010
Shot put	15.25		Mauritius	16 April 2011
Discus throw	47.68		Maputo	12 September 2011
Javelin throw	66,39		France	May 2014
Decathlon	7537	National record	Bambous, Mauritius	April 2014

International results

2003	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	th	Pole vault	4.70m	^[13]
2005	African Combined Events Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	st	Decathlon (junior)	6697
	African Junior Championships	Radès, Tunisia	st	Decathlon	6838	^[14]
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	th	Decathlon	6746	^[15]
	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	5th	Pole vault	4.20 m
			6th	Decathlon	6602
2007	Mauritian Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	st	Decathlon	7192	^[16]
	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	th	Decathlon	7186
	Indian Ocean Island Games	Antananarivo, Madagascar	st	Decathlon	7283
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	DNF	Decathlon	–
2010	African Combined Events Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	rd	Decathlon	7179
	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	rd	Decathlon	7100	^[17]
			th	Pole vault	4.20 m
	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	th	Decathlon	6875	^[18]
2011	African Combined Events Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	nd	Decathlon	7444
	Indian Ocean Games	Victoria, Seychelles	nd	Decathlon	7456	^[19]
	All Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	nd	Decathlon	7481
2012	African Combined Events Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	nd	Decathlon	7356
	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	rd	Decathlon	6995	^[20]
2013	African Combined Events Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	st	Decathlon	7049
	Francophone Games	Nice, France	rd	Decathlon	7511	^[21]
2014	African Combined Events Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	nd	Decathlon	7537
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, Scotland	th	Decathlon	7303
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	nd	Decathlon	7312

Notes and References

1. Web site: Honours. IAAF. 9 October 2013.
2. News: ATHLÉTISME : Record de Maurice et médaille de bronze pour Guillaume Thierry. 9 October 2013. Le Mauricien. 14 September 2013.
3. News: Guillaume Thierry franchit le cap des 7 000 points. 9 October 2013. Lexpress. 20 April 2007.
4. Web site: St Andrews School. St Andrews. 9 October 2013.
5. Web site: University of Mauritius. University of Mauritius. 9 October 2013.
6. Web site: Innovative and Creative Learning Ltd.. Mauritius Delight. 9 October 2013.
7. Web site: Dudal. Jacques. Hommage à un Grand Monsieur - Jacques Dudal. Le Mauricien. 9 October 2013.
8. Web site: Chelin. Jean. Questions à Jean Chelin, professeur d'EPS au collège Saint-Esprit. Lekip. 9 October 2013. https://archive.today/20131010045142/http://www.lekip.mu/Questions-a-Jean-Chelin-professeur.html. 10 October 2013. dead.
9. [Pole vault]
10. Web site: Bob Cervenka - Head Coach. Jump High Athletic Club. 9 October 2013.
11. Web site: World Youth Championships. IAAF. 9 October 2013.
12. Web site: All-Athletics.com . 4 November 2013 . 3 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140803215318/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/59945 . dead .
13. Web site: World Youth Championships. IAAF. 9 October 2013.
14. Web site: Guillaume Thierry décroche l?or avec la manière | lexpress.mu.
15. Web site: Thierry, premier finaliste mauricien. 22 March 2006. lexpress. 9 October 2013.
16. Web site: Guillaume Thierry franchit le cap des 7 000 points. 20 April 2007. Lexpress. 9 October 2013.
17. Web site: 2010 in Athletics: results and calendar of the season. www.the-sports.org.
18. Web site: Athlétisme - Jeux du Commonwealth 2010 - Résultats Hommes.
19. Web site: ATHLÉTISME: Guillaume Thierry décroche l'argent au décathlon | le Mauricien . 10 October 2013 . 10 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610213826/http://www.lemauricien.com/article/athl%C3%A9tisme-guillaume-thierry-d%C3%A9croche-l%E2%80%99argent-au-d%C3%A9cathlon . dead .
20. Web site: Athlétisme en 2012 : résultats et calendrier de la saison. www.les-sports.info.
21. Web site: COMITE-ISERE.ATHLE.ORG | Bastien AUZEIL 1er aux Jeux de la Francophonie. comite-isere.athle.org.