Menno Vloon Explained

National Team:Netherlands
Sport:Athletics
Event:Pole vault
Birth Date: df=yes 11 May 1994
Birth Place:Zaandam, Netherlands
Pb:Pole vault (i): 5.96 m (2021)

Menno Vloon (in Dutch; Flemish ˈmɛnoː vloːn/; born 11 May 1994) is a Dutch pole vaulter.

Career

He finished eighth at the 2015 European U23 Championships. He also competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships, the 2016 European Championships and the 2017 World Championships without reaching the final.

In 2021 he set a Dutch national indoor record with 5.96 metres.[1]

Achievements

Representing the
2011European Youth Olympic FestivalTrabzon, Turkey9th4.65 m
2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain17th (q)4.95 m
2015European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia8th5.30 m
2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands17th (q)5.35 m
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United KingdomNM
2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland5th5.70 m
Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan13th5.55 m
2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia5th5.75 m
World ChampionshipsEugene, United States9th (q)5.75 m1
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany9th (q)5.65 m1
2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey11th (q)5.55 m
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary16th (q)5.70 m
2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom8th5.65 m
European ChampionshipsRome, Italy8th5.75 m
1No mark in the final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Polsstokhoogspringer Vloon verpulvert eigen nationaal indoorrecord. 27 February 2021.