Vanessa Boslak (born 11 June 1982) is a French pole vaulter. She was born in Lesquin, France.
Boslak represented her country in major international competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Indoor Championships, European Championships and European Indoor Championships.
Boslak's personal outdoor best is 4.70 metres, achieved at the 2006 European Cup in Málaga on 28 June 2006 and in the pole vault final of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka on 28 August 2007. She achieved her personal indoor best of 4.70m in winning the silver medal on 11 March 2012 at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.
International competition record Note: Only the position and height in the final are indicated, unless otherwise stated. (q) means the athlete did not qualify for the final, with the overall position and height in the qualification round indicated. Representing 1998World Junior Championships Annecy, France6th4.00 m1999World Youth ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland 3rd4.00 m2000World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 3rd4.10 m2001European Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy3rd4.15 m2002European CupAnnecy, France 3rd4.45 mEuropean Championships Munich, Germany11th4.20 m2003World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom8thNMEuropean U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland2nd4.40 mWorld Championships Paris, France18th (q)4.15 m (q)World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th4.25 m2004World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary5th4.50 m (iNR)Olympic Games Athens, Greece6th4.40 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco7th4.35 m2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain13th (q)4.30 m (q)Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 1st4.40 mWorld Championships Helsinki, Finland8th4.35 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco4th4.50 m2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia5th4.65 m (iNR)European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden17th (q)4.15 m (q)European CupMálaga, Spain 2nd4.70 m (NR)2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, England6th4.23 mWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan5th4.70 m (NR)World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany8th4.60 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China9th4.55 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey2nd4.70 m (iNR)European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th 4.50 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom10th4.30 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland17th (q)4.25 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil28th (q)4.30 m
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