Kévin Menaldo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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French pole vaulter
Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1992
Place of Birth: Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Profession: pole vaulter
Nationality: France
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
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About Kévin Menaldo
- Kévin Menaldo (born 12 July 1992) is a French track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault.
- He has a personal best of 5.75 m (18 ft 10 1/4 in) (set indoors in 2014) and was the silver medallist at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. Born in Bordeaux, he began training with former Olympic pole vault medalist Thierry Vigneron in 2009.
- The year he came seventh at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics and also won at the 2009 Gymnasiade with a personal best of 5.05 m (16 ft 6 3/4 in) (his first clearance over five metres).
- He added a further five centimetres to his best in 2010 and won the French junior title.
- He continued to improve the following season, which culminated in a silver medal at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships with a vault of 5.50 m (18 ft 1/2 in).
- He had an indoor best of 5.43 m (17 ft 9 3/4 in) at the start of 2012 but faltered in the outdoor season, failed to register a height at the French Athletics Championships.Menaldo was sixth at the French championships indoors and out in 2013.
- He came fourth at the European Champion Clubs Cup and bettered his 2011 best with a vault of 5.60 m (18 ft 4 1/4 in) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games which brought him his first senior medal (a silver) behind Giuseppe Gibilisco, who set a championship record.
- He also competed at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships, but performed poorly and did not get past the qualifying.
- He cleared 5.75 m (18 ft 10 1/4 in) at the beginning of the 2014 indoor season and went on to claim his first national title at the French Indoor Championships.
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