Romain Mesnil
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| Born | 13 June 1977 |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  France |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole Vault |
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| Personal bests |
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| Updated on 15 February 2015 | |
Romain Mesnil (born 13 June 1977 in Le Plessis-Bouchard) is a retired, French pole vaulter. His personal outdoor best is 5.95 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Castres. His personal indoor best is 5.86 metres, set in March 2001 in Toulouse. His coach was Georges Martin.
Biography
[edit]Mesnil won the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships gold medal, 2 World Championship silvers, 1 World Indoor Championship bronze, 1 European Championship silver and 1 Universiade bronze. He won seven outdoor and three indoor French National Athletics Championships titles from 1998 to 2011.
In March 2009, Mesnil released a video of himself running naked through the streets of Paris as if to pole vault in Parisian tourist spots. The video, posted on YouTube, was an attempt to attract attention to his quest for a new sponsorship deal. His sponsorship contract with Nike had expired in 2008 and was not renewed.[1]
Mesnil finished in 10th position (5.50m) in the pole vault final of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, his fourth and final Olympic Games. He had previously taken part in the last three Olympics in Sydney, Athens and Beijing but had failed to qualify for the final each time.
Mesnil retired from pole vaulting in July 2013. His last competition - the Meeting Areva - was held on 6 July 2013 at the Stade de France in Paris.[2]
Results in international competitions
[edit]- Only the position and height in the final are indicated, unless otherwise stated. (q) means the athlete did not qualify for the final, with the overall position and height in the qualification round indicated.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Naked pole vaulter seeks sponsor ESPN, March 29, 2009
- ^ Les adieux du perchiste albigeois Romain Mesnil FranceTV3 Midi-Pyrénées July 7, 2013
- ^ No height registered in the final
- ^ No height registered in the final
External links
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- Romain Mesnil at World Athletics
- Romain Mesnil at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Romain Mesnil at Olympics.com
Media related to Romain Mesnil at Wikimedia Commons
European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's pole vault | |
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| People | |
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Le Plessis-Bouchard
- Sportspeople from Val-d'Oise
- Athletes from Île-de-France
- Tibet freedom activists
- French male pole vaulters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for France
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for France
- Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French Athletics Championships winners
- Diamond League winners