 Lavillenie at the 2015 European Indoor Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 July 1991 (1991-07-16) (age 33) Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France | ||||||||||||||
| Agent | Benjamin Soreau | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
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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. 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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Representing  France
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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 | ||
| 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 | Toruń, Poland | 2nd | 5.80 m | |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 17th (q) | 5.65 m | ||
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 4th | 5.85 m | |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | – | NM | ||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | – | NM | ||
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 15th (q) | 5.40 m | |
Notes
- No mark in the final
References
- ^ Valentin Lavillenie. lequipe.fr
- Valentin Lavillenie at World Athletics
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