Valentin Lavillenie ( or ; 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 Representing 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 mNo mark in the final Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 1st 5.50 m 2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 6th 5.65 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom14th (q)5.60 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6th5.70 m2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland 2nd5.80 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan17th (q)5.65 m2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia4th5.85 mWorld ChampionshipsEugene, United States –NMEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany –NM2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey15th (q)5.40 m
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