Philippe Houvion
Appearance
Philippe Houvion (born 5 October 1957 in Briey) is a retired French pole vaulter. On 17 July 1980 in Paris, Houvion jumped 5.77 metres, beating the world record of Thierry Vigneron by two centimetres. The record only lasted until 30 July 1980, when Władysław Kozakiewicz of Poland jumped 5.78 metres in Moscow. Houvion was born in Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle. He was coached by his father, Maurice Houvion, after being talked out of a career in football.
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1977 | European Indoor Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | – | NM |
Universiade | Sofia, Bulgaria | 6th | 5.20 m | |
1978 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 8th | 5.20 m |
European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 6th | 5.40 m | |
1979 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 7th | 5.40 m |
Universiade | Mexico City, Mexico | 2nd | 5.60 m | |
Mediterranean Games | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | 5.30 m | |
1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 4th | 5.65 m |
1981 | European Indoor Championships | Grenoble, France | 6th | 5.55 m |
Universiade | Bucharest, Romania | 3rd | 5.65 m | |
1984 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th | 5.30 m |
1985 | European Indoor Championships | Piraeus, Greece | 12th | 5.30 m |
1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 6th | 5.30 m |
Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 8th | 5.40 m |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Personal website (in French)
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Briey
- French male pole vaulters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for France
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Sportspeople from Meurthe-et-Moselle
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for France
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for France
- Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
- 20th-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French Athletics Championships winners
- French athletics biography stubs