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Renaud LAVILLENIE

Renaud Lavillenie - France - Pole vault bronze medal at 2017 World Championships.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 08 August 2017

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Thursday, 18 September 1986
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France
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  • France
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Renaud LAVILLENIE - France - Pole vault bronze medal at 2017 World Championships.

Renaud Lavillenie went trough all the emotions an athlete can during the
final of the pole vault. Coming into the competition at 5.65 ( all the others had 5.50
as their opening height) he cleared it and 5.75 first time. Indeed after his 5.75 jump
he went wild - which is what the inset pictures above show.

However, then matters did not go to plan. He failed 5.82 went straight to 5.89 clearing
it at his second attempt (remarkably for the World Record holder his season best)
and tried 5.95 twice. By then Sam Kenricks was in the driving seat. Renaud had to
try and gamble. It failed - he could not clear 6.01 (nor could Kenricks).

The main image above is his second failed attempt at 5.95.


2017 World Athletics Championship. London Olympic Stadium,
England.


Men's pole vault final.

 1. KENRICKS
Sam
 United States (USA) 5.95  
 2. LISEK Piotr
 Poland (POL) 5.89  
 3. LAVILLENIE Renaud
France (FRA) 5.89  SB
 4. XUE
 Changrui
 China (CHN) 5.82  NR
 5. WOJCIECHOWSKI PaweÅ‚
 Poland (POL) 5.75  
 6. CHAPELLE Axel
 France (FRA) 5.65  
 7. MARSCHALL Kurtis Australia (AUS) 5.65
 8. BARBER Shawnacy Canada (CAN) 5.65

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