Renaud Lavillenie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Renaud Lavillenie

French pole vaulter

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1986

Place of Birth: Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Profession: motorcycle racer, athletics competitor, pole vaulter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Renaud Lavillenie (French pronunciation: ?[??.no la.vi.l?.ni] or [??.no la.vil.ni]; born 18 September 1986) is a French pole vaulter.
He is the current world record holder, with a height of 6.16 m (20 ft 2 1/2 in) set indoors on 15 February 2014. Lavillenie won gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London and silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
In addition to his Olympic success, he has won three World Indoor Championships gold medals (record), three European Championships gold medals and four European Indoor Championships gold medals.
He has also won one silver medal and four bronze medals at the World Championships.
As of 25 August 2016, he holds the French national records for the highest pole vault clearance both outdoors (6.05 m) and indoors (6.16 m).
He has been the pole vault overall winner of the IAAF Diamond League in seven consecutive years, from 2010 to 2016. Outside pole vaulting, Lavillenie is a keen motorcyclist, and raced in the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours for motorcycles, finishing 25th.
Lavillenie subsequently entered the 2014 race, aiming for a top 20 finish.
Lavillenie's younger brother Valentin Lavillenie is also a pole vaulter.