Valentin Lavillenie Explained

Birth Place:Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France[1]
Sport:Pole vault
Height:1.71 m
Pb:
  • Outdoor: 5.82 m (2019)
  • Indoor: 5.80 m (2015, 2021)
Agent:Benjamin Soreau

Valentin Lavillenie (in French pronounced as /valɑ̃tɛ̃ la.vi.lə.ni/ or in French pronounced as /valɑ̃tɛ̃ la.vil.ni/; born 16 July 1991) is a French athlete specialising in the pole vault. He won the gold medal at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie. Lavillenie is the younger brother of another pole vaulter, a former world record holder, Renaud Lavillenie.

Competition record

Representing
2013Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey5th5.40 m
European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finlandbgcolor=cc9966 3rd5.50 m
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia11th (q)5.55 m[2]
Jeux de la FrancophonieNice, Francebgcolor=gold 1st5.50 m
2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic6th5.65 m
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom14th (q)5.60 m
2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6th5.70 m
2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Polandbgcolor=C0C0C0 2nd5.80 m
Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan17th (q)5.65 m
2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia4th5.85 m
World ChampionshipsEugene, United StatesNM
European ChampionshipsMunich, GermanyNM
2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey15th (q)5.40 m

Notes

  1. http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20170908071542/http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/AthletismeFicheAthlete17927.html Valentin Lavillenie
  2. No mark in the final