Renaud Lavillenie
« When I started
pole with my dad,
[...] the first tool
I had, my first pole
was a curtain
rain »
Do not ask Renaud Lavillenie to choose between some of his pairs of sneakers and his Olympic gold medal: he might hesitate. Passionate about sneakers, the French pole vaulter also knows his poles on the fingertips. It was well worth an episode of “Gearing Up”. Top Geek.
RENAUD LAVILLENIE
International french pole vaulter
Single Olympic Vice-Champion
2016
Single Olympic champion
2012
World champion indoor
2012, 2016, 2018
European champion indoor
2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
Simple French outdoor champion
2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
French champion in indoor
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018