After a final unsustainable nervously Renaud Lavillenie became Olympic champion in the pole vault. First athlete since 1996 tricolor sacred, he brings his ninth gold medal for France in the Olympics. He was waiting for the 9th gold medal of the French delegation. Exactly one week the meter was stuck at eight titles, the evening of a magical day (Teddy Riner, Florent Manaudou). Those lived by Renaud Lavillenie will remain forever in the history books. Olympic champion in the pole vault, the Clermont joined in the legend Pierre Quinon (1984) and Jean Galfione (1996). The French athletics had not known since the double consecration Olympic coronation of Marie-Jose Perec (200, 400m) and Jean Galfione (pole) just in Atlanta. Favorite designated Lavillenie was right to show a lot of confidence, despite two failures in preparation and end of the spectrum have been content with the bronze 2009 Worlds and 2011 in the same situation. Yet.
An exceptional control of nerves
What nerve did it take him to spend 5.97 m keep his last test, push the double German threat and to seek consecration up there, up there in heaven! The descent has almost been terrible. Perfect up to 5.85 m, master of the competition, Lavillenie already saw Olympic champion. He had not reckoned on two formidable competitors. Crossing 5.91 meters on their first attempt, and Bjorn Otto Raphael Holzdeppe (improving his record to 9 inches) have a monster pressure on the shoulders of the French. Just like in Daegu last year, when the Polish and Cuban Wojciechowski Borges had reduced double European champion in 3rd place. His face serene, smiling, took charge of gravity. His first failure was condemned to spend 5.97 m, height who had devoted champion of Europe in Helsinki in front of Otto. The scenario was repeated in a great suspense, waiting Clermontois its latest attempt at this time, snatch the gold medal destined for him. Because he knows the history of his sport, his Lavillenie waited three tries at 6.07 m, which would have made the second highest vaulter after the reference Sergei Bubka, to fully enjoy, both happy and relieved, a consecration of force acquired both physical and mental. " It's indescribable. I had an amazing contest. At first I felt good, and inevitably there was a moment of doubt. My leap of victory is realized in my last try. I was back to the wall. I showed that I had grown again and again . " Beautiful.
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