France's Pierre Quinon stands on the medals podium after winning the pole vault
at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Pierre held the pole vault outdoor world
record for just four days in the summer of 1983 of 5.82m.
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Saut a la perche Finale {Hommes}.
Jeux Olympiques 1984
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| 1. Pierre QUINON |
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FRA |
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5.75m |
| 2. Mike TULLY |
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USA |
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5.65m |
| 3=. Earl BELL |
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USA |
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5.60m |
| 3=. Thierry VIGNERON |
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FRA |
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5.60m |
| 5. Kimmo PALLONEN |
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FIN |
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5.45m |
| 6. Doug LYTTLE |
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USA |
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5.60m |
| 7. Felix BOHNI |
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SWI |
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5.30m |
| 8. Mauro BARELIA |
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ITA |
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5.30m |
ANNUAL PROGRESS:
1988 5.70 La Teste (FRA) 06 AUG
1987 5.60 Nice (FRA) 13 JUL 1987
1986 5.70 Dôle (FRA) 26 JUN 1986
1985 5.90 Nice (FRA) 16 JUL 1985
1984 5.80 Lausanne (SUI) 10 JUL 1984
1983 5.82 Köln (GER) 28 AUG 1983
1982 5.70 Nice (FRA) 14 AUG 1982
1981 5.50 Haguenau (FRA) 27 SEP 1981
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Quinon won the silver medal with a height of 5.75m at the 1984 European
Indoor Championships held in
Gothenburg, with Vigneron taking the gold medal. He also won three
Championnats de France d'athlétisme (French National Athletics
Championships) outdoor pole vault titles at the senior level in 1982,
1983 and 1984 with heights of 5.55m, 5.65m and 5.70m respectively.
On Wednesday, August 17, 2011, Quinon committed suicide by throwing himself headlong out of a window of his apartment in Hyères from a height of 5 metres.
Quinon's funeral took place on August 23, 2011. It was attended by more than 200 persons, among them his two sons (Robin and Jean-Baptiste), his ex-wife (Caroline Large), his sister (Isabelle), his mother, Jean-Claude Perrin (his former coach) and notable, retired French athlete like Stéphane Diagana, Maryse Éwanjé-Épée, Thierry Vigneron, Christian Plaziat and William Motti.
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