French pole vaulter
Vanessa Boslak
Vanessa Boslak in 2013
Born (1982-06-11 ) 11 June 1982 (age 42) Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Weight 56 kg (123 lb) Country France Sport Athletics Event Pole vault Personal best(s) outdoor - 4.70 m (2006 and 2007); indoor - 4.70 m (2012) Updated on 19 November 2013
Vanessa Boslak (born 11 June 1982) is a French pole vaulter . She was born in Lesquin , France .
Boslak represented her country in major international competitions such as the Olympic Games , World Championships , World Indoor Championships , European Championships and European Indoor Championships .
Boslak's personal outdoor best is 4.70 metres, achieved at the 2006 European Cup in Málaga on 28 June 2006 and in the pole vault final of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka on 28 August 2007. She achieved her personal indoor best of 4.70m in winning the silver medal on 11 March 2012 at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in Istanbul .
International competition record
Note: Only the position and height in the final are indicated, unless otherwise stated. (q) means the athlete did not qualify for the final, with the overall position and height in the qualification round indicated.
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
Representing France
1998
World Junior Championships
Annecy , France
6th
4.00 m
1999
World Youth Championships
Bydgoszcz , Poland
3rd
4.00 m
2000
World Junior Championships
Santiago , Chile
3rd
4.10 m
2001
European Junior Championships
Grosseto, Italy
3rd
4.15 m
2002
European Cup
Annecy, France
3rd
4.45 m
European Championships
Munich , Germany
11th
4.20 m
2003
World Indoor Championships
Birmingham, United Kingdom
8th
NM
European U23 Championships
Bydgoszcz, Poland
2nd
4.40 m
World Championships
Paris, France
18th (q)
4.15 m (q)
World Athletics Final
Monte Carlo , Monaco
7th
4.25 m
2004
World Indoor Championships
Budapest , Hungary
5th
4.50 m (iNR )
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
6th
4.40 m
World Athletics Final
Monte Carlo , Monaco
7th
4.35 m
2005
European Indoor Championships
Madrid, Spain
13th (q)
4.30 m (q)
Mediterranean Games
Almería, Spain
1st
4.40 m
World Championships
Helsinki , Finland
8th
4.35 m
World Athletics Final
Monte Carlo , Monaco
4th
4.50 m
2006
World Indoor Championships
Moscow , Russia
5th
4.65 m (iNR )
European Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
17th (q)
4.15 m (q)
European Cup
Málaga, Spain
2nd
4.70 m (NR )
2007
European Indoor Championships
Birmingham , England
6th
4.23 m
World Championships
Osaka , Japan
5th
4.70 m (NR )
World Athletics Final
Stuttgart , Germany
8th
4.60 m
2008
Olympic Games
Beijing, China
9th
4.55 m
2012
World Indoor Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
2nd
4.70 m (iNR )
European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
6th
4.50 m
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
10th
4.30 m
2014
European Championships
Zürich, Switzerland
17th (q)
4.25 m
2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
28th (q)
4.30 m
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