Valentin Lavillenie

Valentin Lavillenie
Personal information
Born16 July 1991 (1991-07-16) (age 33)
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France[1]
AgentBenjamin Soreau
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Sport
SportPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Outdoor: 5.82 m (2019)
  • Indoor: 5.80 m (2015, 2021)
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  France
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Toruń Pole vault

Valentin Lavillenie (French pronunciation: [valɑ̃tɛ̃ la.vi.lə.ni] or [valɑ̃tɛ̃ la.vil.ni]; born 16 July 1991) is a French athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2] 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.