Germán Pablo Chiaraviglio Ermácora (born 16 April 1987) is an Argentine pole vaulter.
Biography His personal best of 5.71 metres was achieved at the World Junior Championships in Beijing on August 19, 2006, when he beat the old championship record (CR) of István Bagyula from 1988, and the Argentine senior record. He also holds the South American indoors record, with 5.52 metres, and is the only Argentine athlete to conquer a gold medal in any World Championship at any category.
Germán was first coached by his father within a family of pole vaulters; his brother Guillermo Jr. (in 2001) and sister Valeria (in 2005) also participated in World Junior Championships. During the 2006 South American Games, he won the gold medal (5.65 m) and his brother Guillermo silver (5.20 m). He currently trains in Italy with pole vaulting star Yelena Isinbayeva, co-coached by Vitaly Petrov.
In 2010 Germán won the Platinum Konex Award from Argentina as the best Athlete from the last decade in his country.
In 2015, he finally broke his own national record (after 9 years), jumping 5.75 at the Pan-American Games.
Personal best Event Result Venue Date Pole vault 5.75 m Toronto, Canada 21 July 2015
Achievements Representing 2002South American Youth ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay 1stPole vault4.75 m2003South American Junior ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador 1stPole vault5.16 mWorld Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada 1stPole vault5.15 mPan American Junior ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados 1stPole vault5.15 m2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain 3rdPole vault5.30 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy 2ndPole vault5.45 mSouth American Youth ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador 1stPole vault5.20 m4th4 × 100 m relay43.22 s2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia 3rdPole vault5.10 mPan American Junior ChampionshipsWindsor, Canada 1stPole vault5.40 m2006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico 1stPole vault5.70 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China 1stPole vault5.71 m (PB, CR)World CupAthens, Greece 3rdPole vault5.70 mRepresenting the Americas.South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia 1stPole vault5.40 mSouth American U23 Championships /<br/ > South American GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina 1stPole vault5.65 m2007South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil 2ndPole vault5.40 mPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rdPole vault5.20 mWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan18th (q)Pole vault5.55 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China –Pole vaultNMSouth American U23 ChampionshipsLima, Peru 1stPole vault5.10 m2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 2ndPole vault5.30 mPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico4thPole vault5.50 m2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 1stPole vault5.40 m2013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia 2ndPole vault5.40 m2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile2ndPole vault5.35 mIbero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil 1stPole vault5.20 mPan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico1stPole vault5.20m A2015South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru1stPole vault5.70 mPan American GamesToronto, Canada2ndPole vault5.75 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China9thPole vault5.65 m2016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1stPole vault5.60 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil11thPole vault5.50 m2017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay1stPole vault5.60 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom26th (q)Pole vault5.45 m2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia2ndPole vault5.40 mIbero-American ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru2ndPole vault5.20 m2019South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rdPole vault5.21 mPan American GamesLima, Peru5thPole vault5.51 m2020South American Indoor ChampionshipsCochabamba, Bolivia1stPole vault5.50 m2021South American ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador1stPole vault5.55 m2022South American Indoor ChampionshipsCochabamba, Bolivia –Pole vaultNMIbero-American ChampionshipsLa Nucía, Spain3rdPole vault5.30 mWorld ChampionshipsEugene, United States28th (q)Pole vault5.30 mSouth American GamesAsunción, Paraguay1stPole vault5.45 m2023South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil1stPole vault5.55 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary22nd (q)Pole vault5.35 mPan American GamesSantiago, Chile2ndPole vault5.50 m
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Personal data at IAAF Interview at IAAF