(1986-09-18) 18 September 1986 (age 37) Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight
69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Sport
Country
France
Sport
Athletics
Event
Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Outdoor 6.05 m NR (Eugene 2015)
Indoor 6.16i m NR[2] (Donetsk 2014)
Medal record
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
Olympic Games
1
1
0
World Championships
0
1
4
World Indoor Championships
3
0
0
European Championships
3
0
1
European Indoor Championships
4
0
0
Continental Cup
1
1
0
Total
12
3
5
Olympic Games
2012 London
Pole vault
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Pole vault
World Championships
2013 Moscow
Pole vault
2017 London
Pole vault
2015 Beijing
Pole vault
2011 Daegu
Pole vault
2009 Berlin
Pole vault
World Indoor Championships
2018 Birmingham
Pole vault
2016 Portland
Pole vault
2012 Istanbul
Pole vault
European Championships
2014 Zürich
Pole vault
2012 Helsinki
Pole vault
2010 Barcelona
Pole vault
2018 Berlin
Pole vault
European Indoor Championships
2015 Prague
Pole vault
2013 Göteborg
Pole vault
2011 Paris
Pole vault
2009 Turin
Pole vault
Continental Cup
2014 Marrakech
Pole vault
2018 Ostrava
Pole vault
2010 Split
Pole vault
Renaud Lavillenie (French pronunciation:[ʁə.nola.vi.lə.ni] or [ʁə.nola.vil.ni]; born 18 September 1986) is a French pole vaulter.
Lavillenie won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London and the silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. In addition to his Olympic success, he has won three World Indoor Championships gold medals (record), three European Championships gold medals and four European Indoor Championships gold medals. He has also won one silver medal and four bronze medals at the World Championships.[3][4] As of 25 August 2016, he holds the French national records for the highest pole vault clearance both outdoors (6.05 m) and indoors (6.16 m). The 6.16 was the absolute world record for the pole vault for over six years, 2014–2020. He was the pole vault overall winner of the IAAF Diamond League in seven consecutive years, from 2010 to 2016.
Outside pole vaulting, Lavillenie is a keen motorcyclist, and raced in the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours for motorcycles, finishing 25th. Lavillenie subsequently entered the 2014 race, aiming for a top 20 finish.[5] Lavillenie's younger brother Valentin Lavillenie is also a pole vaulter.
^ ab"Décryptage d'une progression" (in French). L'Équipe. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^"Renaud Lavillenie sets pole vault world record of 6.16m in Donetsk". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
^Renaud Lavillenie at World Athletics
^"Lavillenie's 6.03m clearance dazzles Paris". International Association of Athletics Federations. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
^"Lavillenie aux 24 heures du Mans: "Pourquoi pas un Top 20"" [Lavillenie at the 24 Hours of Le Mans: "Why not a Top 20"]. La Croix (in French). 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
RenaudLavillenie (French pronunciation: [ʁə.no la.vi.lə.ni] or [ʁə.no la.vil.ni]; born 18 September 1986) is a French pole vaulter. Lavillenie won the...
Lavillenie ([la.vi.lə.ni] or [la.vil.ni]) is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: RenaudLavillenie (born 1986), French pole vaulter...
February 1993 in Donetsk, Ukraine for almost 21 years until France's RenaudLavillenie cleared 6.16 meters on February 15, 2014, at the same meet in the...
Mondo Duplantis (6.24, reigning Olympic and world champ), Frenchman RenaudLavillenie (6.16 indoors) and Ukrainian Sergey Bubka (6.15 indoors, 6.14 outdoors)...
Retrieved 8 March 2022. "Sergei Bubka's pole vault record broken by RenaudLavillenie". BBC Sport. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2018. "Duplantis and...
of the Year 2008, 2009 2011 – 2013 2016 Succeeded by David Rudisha RenaudLavillenie Mutaz Essa Barshim Preceded by Roger Federer Novak Djokovic BBC Overseas...
Jeux de la Francophonie. Lavillenie is the younger brother of another pole vaulter, a former world record holder, RenaudLavillenie. No mark in the final...
ahead of world record holder RenaudLavillenie of France. Departing from Olympic traditions, the home crowd booed Lavillenie while he was attempting his...
Merritt Preceded by RenaudLavillenie IAAF World Athlete of the Year 2015 Succeeded by Usain Bolt Preceded by RenaudLavillenie Men's Track & Field Athlete...
Male award 2012: Usain Bolt 2013: Rafael Nadal 2014: RenaudLavillenie 2015: Usain Bolt 2016: Usain Bolt 2017: Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal 2018: Marcel...
Male award 2012: Usain Bolt 2013: Rafael Nadal 2014: RenaudLavillenie 2015: Usain Bolt 2016: Usain Bolt 2017: Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal 2018: Marcel...
Male award 2012: Usain Bolt 2013: Rafael Nadal 2014: RenaudLavillenie 2015: Usain Bolt 2016: Usain Bolt 2017: Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal 2018: Marcel...
2006–2014 5000 m 4 (3/0/1) Adam Kszczot Poland 2010–2018 800 m 4 (3/0/1) RenaudLavillenie France 2010–2018 Pole vault 4 (3/0/1) Wojciech Nowicki Poland 2016–2024...
records were set by Usain Bolt, who ran the second-fastest 100 metres, RenaudLavillenie in the Pole vault by 1 cm (0.39 inches), Sally Pearson recorded a...
Male award 2012: Usain Bolt 2013: Rafael Nadal 2014: RenaudLavillenie 2015: Usain Bolt 2016: Usain Bolt 2017: Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal 2018: Marcel...
Male award 2012: Usain Bolt 2013: Rafael Nadal 2014: RenaudLavillenie 2015: Usain Bolt 2016: Usain Bolt 2017: Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal 2018: Marcel...
BBC, 16 November 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2023. Nick Zaccardi, "RenaudLavillenie, Valerie Adams win IAAF Athlete of the Year awards", NBC Sports, 21...
Male award 2012: Usain Bolt 2013: Rafael Nadal 2014: RenaudLavillenie 2015: Usain Bolt 2016: Usain Bolt 2017: Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal 2018: Marcel...
Male award 2012: Usain Bolt 2013: Rafael Nadal 2014: RenaudLavillenie 2015: Usain Bolt 2016: Usain Bolt 2017: Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal 2018: Marcel...