Valentin Lavillenie

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.

Valentin Lavillenie

Personal information

Born

16 July 1991 (age 31)
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France^[1]

Agent

Benjamin Soreau

Height

1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)^[1]

Sport

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

Medal record

Men’s athletics

Representing France
European Indoor Championships
	2021 Toruń	Pole vault

Competition record


Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing France
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	Toruń, Poland	2nd	5.80 m
2021	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

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