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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| National team | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-05-11) 11 May 1994 (age 30) Zaandam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | Pole vault (i): 5.96 m (2021) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Menno Vloon (Dutch: [ˈmɛnoː ˈvloːn]; 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.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  Netherlands
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| 2011 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Trabzon, Turkey | 9th | 4.65 m | |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 17th (q) | 4.95 m | |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 8th | 5.30 m | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 17th (q) | 5.35 m | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | – | NM | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 5th | 5.70 m | |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 13th | 5.55 m | ||
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 5th | 5.75 m | |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 9th (q) | 5.75 m | ||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 9th (q) | 5.65 m | ||
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 11th (q) | 5.55 m | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 16th (q) | 5.70 m | ||
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th | 5.65 m | |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 8th | 5.75 m | ||
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 11th | 5.70 m | ||
No mark in the final
References
- ^ Menno Vloon at World Athletics
- "Polsstokhoogspringer Vloon verpulvert eigen nationaal indoorrecord". 27 February 2021.
External links
- Menno Vloon at World Athletics
- Menno Vloon at Diamond League
- Menno Vloon at the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation (in Dutch)
- Menno Vloon at Olympics.com
- Menno Vloon at Olympedia
- Menno Vloon at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byChurandy Martina | Men's Dutch Athlete of the Year 2017 |
Succeeded bySifan Hassanas Dutch Athlete of the Year |
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Dutch Athletics Championships winners
- Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships winners
- Dutch male pole vaulters
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands
- Sportspeople from Zaanstad
- Athletes from North Holland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for the Netherlands
- Olympic male pole vaulters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- European Games gold medalists for the Netherlands
- European Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen