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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 | Jean Galfione | 6.00 | Mar 6, 1999 | |
| 3 | Romain Mesnil | 5.95 | Aug 6, 2003 | |
| 4 | Thibaut Collet | 5.95 | Jun 19, 2024 | |
| 5 | Philippe Collet | 5.94 | Mar 10, 1990 | |
| 6 | Baptiste Thiery | 5.93 | Jun 28, 2026 | |
| 7 | Robin Emig | 5.92 | Sep 1, 2025 | |
| 8 | Thierry Vigneron | 5.91 | Aug 31, 1984 | |
| 9 | Pierre Quinon | 5.90 | Jul 16, 1985 | |
| 10 | Ferenc Salbert | 5.90 | Mar 14, 1987 | |
| 11 | Axel Chapelle | 5.88 | Feb 25, 2018 | |
| 12 | Kévin Ménaldo | 5.88 | Feb 25, 2018 | |
| 13 | Alain Andji | 5.85 | May 18, 1997 | |
| 14 | Valentin Lavillenie | 5.85 | Mar 20, 2022 | |
| 15 | Ethan Cormont | 5.82 | Mar 11, 2023 | |
| 16 | Anthony Ammirati | 5.82 | Jun 13, 2026 | |
| 17 | Jérôme Clavier | 5.81 | Jan 22, 2011 | |
| 18 | Gérald Baudouin | 5.80 | Jul 8, 1994 | |
| 19 | Khalid Lachheb | 5.80 | Aug 25, 1998 | |
| 20 | Ismaila Sawaneh | 5.78 | Feb 27, 2026 | |
| 21 | Philippe Houvion | 5.77 | Jul 17, 1980 | |
| 22 | Alioune Sene | 5.76 | Feb 27, 2022 | |
| 23 | Jean-Michel Bellot | 5.75 | Sep 25, 1982 | |
| 24 | Philippe D'Encausse | 5.75 | Mar 21, 1993 | |
| 25 | Alexandre Barbaud | 5.75 | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| 26 | Nicolas Guigon | 5.75 | Jul 21, 2004 | |
| 27 | Damiel Dossévi | 5.75 | Jul 16, 2005 | |
| 28 | Stanley Joseph | 5.75 | Jun 26, 2016 | |
| 29 | Mathieu Collet | 5.75 | Feb 21, 2026 | |
| 30 | Mathis Prod Homme | 5.75 | Feb 21, 2026 | |
| 31 | Serge Ferreira | 5.72 | Feb 3, 1985 | |
| 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 | Romain Gavillon | 5.67 | Mar 6, 2022 | |
| 38 | Nicolas Jolivet | 5.65 | May 25, 1997 | |
| 39 | Jean-Michel Godard | 5.65 | Jun 17, 1998 | |
| 40 | Taoufik Lachheb | 5.65 | Jul 19, 2000 | |
| 41 | Vincent Favretto | 5.65 | Jul 4, 2006 | |
| 42 | Baptiste Boirie | 5.65 | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| 43 | Emile Denecker | 5.63 | Jul 17, 2011 | |
| 44 | Tristan Despres | 5.62 | Jun 5, 2024 | |
| 45 | Zackaria Dia | 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 | Sasha Zhoya | 5.56 | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| 56 | Marc Vandevoir | 5.56 | Feb 27, 1999 | |
| 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 | Mathis Bresko | 5.53 | Jan 31, 2025 | |
| 69 | Philippe Sivillon | 5.52 | May 26, 1982 | |
| 70 | Dorian Chaigneau | 5.52 | Feb 10, 2023 | |
| 71 | Raphael Le Glas | 5.52 | Jul 8, 2023 | |
| 72 | Valentin Pottier | 5.52 | Dec 17, 2023 | |
| 73 | Mathieu Boisrond | 5.51 | Jul 30, 2000 | |
| 74 | Joël Soler | 5.51 | Dec 10, 2005 | |
| 75 | Noel Ost | 5.51 | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| 76 | Gabin Mathe | 5.51 | Jan 11, 2025 | |
| 77 | Dominique Hébert-Suffrin | 5.50= | Jan 15, 1984 | |
| 78 | Jérôme Fréhaut | 5.50 | Jun 30, 1990 | |
| 79 | Francois Thenault | 5.50= | Mar 11, 2001 | |
| 80 | Fabrice Le Monnier | 5.50 | May 18, 1997 | |
| 81 | Christophe Laurent | 5.50 | Jul 3, 1999 | |
| 82 | Mallory Baudoin | 5.50 | Jul 6, 1999 | |
| 83 | Nicolas Durand | 5.50 | Jun 27, 2002 | |
| 84 | Marin Dousset | 5.50 | Mar 2, 2024 | |
| 85 | Jean Woloch | 5.50 | Feb 9, 2019 | |
| 86 | Augustin Becquet Perigon | 5.50 | Jun 6, 2025 | |
| 87 | Michael Guillaume | 5.50 | Jun 7, 2013 | |
| 88 | Benoit Piedfer | 5.46 | Jun 20, 2026 | |
| 89 | Stevy DUME | 5.46 | Mar 2, 2010 | |
| 90 | Theo Derobert | 5.45 | Jun 5, 2026 | |
| 91 | Isack Palats | 5.45 | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| 92 | Francois Hoffmann | 5.45 | Feb 9, 2025 | |
| 93 | Sloan Petiphar | 5.45 | Mar 3, 2024 | |
| 94 | Stephane Diaz | 5.45 | Jul 22, 2007 | |
| 95 | Leo Cabrera | 5.45 | Jul 2, 2023 | |
| 96 | Flavien BASSON | 5.43 | Jul 9, 2011 | |
| 97 | Vincent Manitch-Cassas | 5.42 | Jan 17, 2026 | |
| 98 | Jeremy Bataillon | 5.42 | Feb 13, 2021 | |
| 99 | Jules De La Faye De Guerre | 5.42 | Jan 31, 2026 | |
| 100 | Lenny Astori | 5.42 | Jan 31, 2026 |