Renaud Lavillenie
Olympic athlete
1986 –
Who is Renaud Lavillenie?
Renaud Lavillenie is a French pole vaulter. He is the current world-record holder, with a height of 6.16 metres set indoors on 15 February 2014.
Lavillenie won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics. Apart from his Olympic victory, he has won one World Indoor Championships gold medal, two European Championships gold medals and three European Indoor Championships gold medals. He has also won one silver medal and two bronze medals at the World Championships. As of 15 February 2014, he holds the French national records for the highest pole vault clearance both outdoors and indoors. He has been the pole vault overall winner of the IAAF Diamond League in four consecutive years, from 2010 to 2013.
Lavillenie's younger brother Valentin Lavillenie is also a pole vaulter.
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- Born
- Sep 18, 1986
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire - Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire
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on July 23, 2013
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