Valentin Lavillenie
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Born | 16 July 1991 Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France[1] | (age 30)|||||||||||||
Agent | Benjamin Soreau | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Pole vault | |||||||||||||
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Valentin Lavillenie (French pronunciation: [valɑ̃tɛ̃ la.vi.lə.ni] or [valɑ̃tɛ̃ la.vil.ni]; born 16 July 1991) is a French athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2] 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[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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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 | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 14th (q) | 5.60 m | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 6th | 5.70 m | |
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Torun, Poland | 2nd | 5.80 m | |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 17th (q) | 5.65 m |
Notes[]
- ^ No mark in the final
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valentin Lavillenie. |
- ^ a b Valentin Lavillenie. lequipe.fr
- ^ Valentin Lavillenie at World Athletics
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- French male pole vaulters
- People from Charente
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of France
- French athletics biography stubs