Jean GALFIONE

Jean Galfione - France - 1996 Olympic Games Pole Vault champion.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 31 July 1996

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Wednesday, 09 June 1971
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Paris, France.
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Jean GALFIONE - France - 1996 Olympic Games Pole Vault champion.

Jean Galfione with his Olympic Pole Vault gold medal in 1996 at Atlanta.

He won with fewer failures after three of the finalists cleared 5.92 metres.

 

Saut a la perche Finale {Hommes}.

Jeux Olympiques 1996

 
1. Jean GALFIONE   FRA   5.92m
2. Igor TRANDENKOV   RUS   5.92m
3. Andrei TIVONTCHIK   GER   5.92m
4. Igor POTAPOVICH   KAZ   5.86m
5. Pyotr BOCHKARYOV   RUS   5.86m
6. Dmitriy MARKOV   BEL   5.86m
7. Tim LOBINGER   GER   5.80m
8. Lawrence JOHNSON   USA   5.70m

 

 

 

France's Jean Galfione in action at the 1995 World Championships  in Gothenburg

where he won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault.

The year before he had also won the bronze medal at the European Championships

in Helsinki.  He also won the European bronze medal in 1998 in Budapest.

Photo taken 11th August 1995 by George Herringshaw. ©

 

 

Saut a la perche Finale {Hommes}.

Championnats d'Europe d'Athlétisme 1994

 
1. Radion GATAULIN   RUS   6.00
2. Igor TRANDENKOV   RUS   5.90
3. Jean GALFIONE   RUS   5.85
4. Philippe COLLET   FRA   5.80
5. Denis PETUSHINSKIY   RUS   5.80
6. Andrej TIWONTSCHIK   GER   5.70
 

Saut a la perche Finale {Hommes}.

Championnats du Monde d'Athlétisme 1995

 
1. Sergey BUBKA   UKR   5.92m
2. Maksim TARASOV   RUS   5.86m
3. Jean GALFIONE   FRA   5.86m
4. Okkert BRITS   RSA   5.80m
5. Radion GATAULLIN   RUS   5.70m
6. Scott HUFFMAN   USA   5.70m
7. Igor TRANDENKOV   RUS   5.70m
8. Dean STARKEY   USA   5.60m

 Jean GALFIONE jumped 6.00 metres on 6th. March 1999, Indoors at Maebashi.

 

ANNUAL PROGRESS.


2005     5.75     Saint-Étienne     10 JUL
2004     5.50     Reims     21 JUL
2004     5.50     Bugeat     06 JUL
2003     5.40     Quimper     04 MAY
2002     5.63     Pierre-Bénite     14 JUN
2001     5.55     Saint-Denis     06 JUL
2000     5.80     Oslo (Bislett)     28 JUL
1999     5.98     Amiens     23 JUL (Personal best )
1998     5.97     Athína     17 JUN
1997     5.80     Monaco 16 AUG
1997     5.80     Helsinki     18 JUN
1997     5.80     Moskva     08 JUN
1996     5.92     Atlanta  02 AUG
1995     5.86     Göteborg 11 AUG
1994     5.94     Dijon     12 JUN
1993     5.93     Annecy     25 JUL
1992     5.90     Saint-Denis     04 JUN
1991     5.80     Noisy-le-Grand     06 JUL
1990     5.45     Plovdiv     09 AUG
1990     5.45     Blois     28 JUL
1989     5.50     Suresnes     10 AUG