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Best France Pole Vault Athletes of All Time
All-time ranking of the top France athletes in the Pole Vault, based on official personal bests, with results, wind readings and dates.
Discover the greatest Pole Vault athletes in the history of France. Renaud Lavillenie tops the all-time national list with 6.16, among 100 ranked athletes — with every mark, date and competition.
| # | Athlete | Result | Wind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renaud Lavillenie | 6.16 | Feb 15, 2014 | |
| 2 | Ferenc Salbert | 6.02 | Apr 14, 1987 | |
| 3 | Jean Galfione | 5.98 | Jul 23, 1999 | |
| 4 | Romain Mesnil | 5.95 | Aug 6, 2003 | |
| 5 | Thibaut Collet | 5.95 | Jun 19, 2024 | |
| 6 | Philippe Collet | 5.94 | Mar 10, 1990 | |
| 7 | Baptiste Thiery | 5.93 | Jun 28, 2026 | |
| 8 | Robin Emig | 5.92 | Sep 1, 2025 | |
| 9 | Thierry Vigneron | 5.91 | Aug 31, 1984 | |
| 10 | Pierre Quinon | 5.90 | Jul 16, 1985 | |
| 11 | Alain Andji | 5.85 | May 18, 1997 | |
| 12 | Kévin Ménaldo | 5.83 | May 28, 2017 | |
| 13 | Valentin Lavillenie | 5.82 | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| 14 | Ethan Cormont | 5.82 | Aug 23, 2025 | |
| 15 | Anthony Ammirati | 5.82 | Jun 13, 2026 | |
| 16 | Mathieu Collet | 5.82 | Jul 24, 2026 | |
| 17 | Zackaria Dia | 5.82 | Jun 13, 2026 | |
| 18 | Jérôme Clavier | 5.81 | Jan 22, 2011 | |
| 19 | Gérald Baudouin | 5.80 | Jul 8, 1994 | |
| 20 | Khalid Lachheb | 5.80 | Aug 25, 1998 | |
| 21 | Philippe Houvion | 5.77 | Jul 17, 1980 | |
| 22 | Jean-Michel Bellot | 5.75 | Sep 25, 1982 | |
| 23 | Philippe D'Encausse | 5.75 | Mar 21, 1993 | |
| 24 | Alexandre Barbaud | 5.75 | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| 25 | Nicolas Guigon | 5.75 | Jul 21, 2004 | |
| 26 | Damiel Dossévi | 5.75 | Jul 16, 2005 | |
| 27 | Stanley Joseph | 5.75 | Jun 26, 2016 | |
| 28 | Alioune Sene | 5.74 | Feb 5, 2022 | |
| 29 | Axel Chapelle | 5.72 | Jul 21, 2017 | |
| 30 | Serge Ferreira | 5.72 | Feb 3, 1985 | |
| 31 | Ismaila Sawaneh | 5.72 | Apr 25, 2026 | |
| 32 | Patrick Abada | 5.70 | Aug 26, 1983 | |
| 33 | Jean-Marc Tailhardat | 5.70 | Jun 22, 1991 | |
| 34 | Pierre-Charles Peuf | 5.70 | Aug 6, 2003 | |
| 35 | Charles Andureu | 5.70 | Jul 5, 2005 | |
| 36 | Matthias Orban | 5.70 | Jun 13, 2026 | |
| 37 | Nicolas Jolivet | 5.65 | May 25, 1997 | |
| 38 | Jean-Michel Godard | 5.65 | Jun 17, 1998 | |
| 39 | Taoufik Lachheb | 5.65 | Jul 19, 2000 | |
| 40 | Vincent Favretto | 5.65 | Jul 4, 2006 | |
| 41 | Baptiste Boirie | 5.65 | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| 42 | Romain Gavillon | 5.63 | Jul 9, 2022 | |
| 43 | Emile Denecker | 5.63 | Jul 17, 2011 | |
| 44 | Tristan Despres | 5.62 | Jun 5, 2024 | |
| 45 | Mathis Prod Homme | 5.62 | Jan 31, 2026 | |
| 46 | William Inocencio | 5.61 | May 10, 1998 | |
| 47 | Kevin Mayer | 5.60 | Feb 10, 2018 | |
| 48 | Sébastien Levicq | 5.60 | May 18, 1997 | |
| 49 | Serge Leveur | 5.60= | Jul 22, 1986 | |
| 50 | Alain Donias | 5.60 | Aug 14, 1988 | |
| 51 | Gildas Verbist | 5.60 | Jul 14, 2002 | |
| 52 | Alexandre Feger | 5.60 | Jul 23, 2014 | |
| 53 | Nicolas Homo | 5.60 | Feb 7, 2015 | |
| 54 | Pierre Cottin | 5.60 | Jun 29, 2019 | |
| 55 | Marc Vandevoir | 5.60 | Nov 28, 1993 | |
| 56 | Sasha Zhoya | 5.56 | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| 57 | François Tracanelli | 5.55 | Aug 23, 1981 | |
| 58 | Olivier Lelong | 5.55 | May 23, 1993 | |
| 59 | Thierry Moyse | 5.55 | Jul 14, 1994 | |
| 60 | Cedric Nobilet | 5.55 | May 10, 1998 | |
| 61 | Fabrice Fortin | 5.55 | Jul 16, 2000 | |
| 62 | Guillaume Savary | 5.55 | Jun 11, 2005 | |
| 63 | Sébastien Homo | 5.55 | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| 64 | Xavier Tromp | 5.55 | Dec 8, 2006 | |
| 65 | Theo Chapelle | 5.55 | Mar 16, 2014 | |
| 66 | Alexandre Marchand | 5.55 | Jul 13, 2014 | |
| 67 | Jules Cypres | 5.55 | Feb 15, 2020 | |
| 68 | Philippe Sivillon | 5.52 | May 26, 1982 | |
| 69 | Raphael Le Glas | 5.52 | Jul 8, 2023 | |
| 70 | Gabin Mathe | 5.52 | Aug 9, 2026 | |
| 71 | Mathis Bresko | 5.51 | May 12, 2023 | |
| 72 | Mathieu Boisrond | 5.51 | Jul 30, 2000 | |
| 73 | Joël Soler | 5.51 | Dec 10, 2005 | |
| 74 | Noel Ost | 5.51 | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| 75 | Dorian Chaigneau | 5.50 | May 26, 2022 | |
| 76 | Dominique Hébert-Suffrin | 5.50 | May 29, 1983 | |
| 77 | Jérôme Fréhaut | 5.50 | Jun 30, 1990 | |
| 78 | Francois Thenault | 5.50 | Jul 13, 1994 | |
| 79 | Fabrice Le Monnier | 5.50 | May 18, 1997 | |
| 80 | Christophe Laurent | 5.50 | Jul 3, 1999 | |
| 81 | Mallory Baudoin | 5.50 | Jul 6, 1999 | |
| 82 | Nicolas Durand | 5.50 | Jun 27, 2002 | |
| 83 | Marin Dousset | 5.50 | Jul 5, 2024 | |
| 84 | Jean Woloch | 5.50 | Feb 9, 2019 | |
| 85 | Augustin Becquet Perigon | 5.50 | Jun 6, 2025 | |
| 86 | Jules De La Faye De Guerre | 5.50 | Jul 24, 2026 | |
| 87 | Michael Guillaume | 5.50 | Jun 7, 2013 | |
| 88 | Valentin Pottier | 5.47 | Jul 22, 2023 | |
| 89 | Benoit Piedfer | 5.46 | Jun 20, 2026 | |
| 90 | Stevy DUME | 5.46 | Mar 2, 2010 | |
| 91 | Theo Derobert | 5.45 | Jun 5, 2026 | |
| 92 | Isack Palats | 5.45 | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| 93 | Stephane Diaz | 5.45 | Jul 22, 2007 | |
| 94 | Leo Cabrera | 5.45 | Jul 2, 2023 | |
| 95 | Jules Courel | 5.44 | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| 96 | Flavien BASSON | 5.43 | Jul 9, 2011 | |
| 97 | Vincent Manitch-Cassas | 5.42 | Jan 17, 2026 | |
| 98 | Lenny Astori | 5.42 | Jan 31, 2026 | |
| 99 | Oihan Etchegaray | 5.41 | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| 100 | Alain Blondel | 5.40 | Aug 20, 1993 |