Athletics in France is governed by Fédération française d'athlétisme founded on 20 November 1920.
World records Event Performance Athlete Venue DatePole vault 3.69 Fernand Gonder Paris 23 June 1904Pole vault 3.74 Fernand Gonder Bordeaux 6 August 190510,000 metres 30:58:8 Jean Bouin Paris 16 November 1911Hours19.219 km Jean Bouin Stockholm 6 July 191320 km race walk1:37:57Émile Anthoine Paris 13 July 1913800 metres 1:50:6Séraphin Martin Paris 14 July 19281500 metres 3:49:2Jules Ladoumègue Paris 5 October 1930100 metres10:0Roger Bambuck Sacramento 20 June 1968110 metres hurdles13:0Guy Drut Berlin 22 August 1975Pole vault5.77 m5.82 m5.91 mPhilippe HouvionPierre QuinonThierry Vigneron Paris Cologne Rome17 July 198028 August 198331 August 19844 x 100 metres relay37:79 Max MorinièreDaniel SangoumaJean-Charles TrouabalBruno Marie-Rose Split 1 September 1990Pole vault6.16 mRenaud Lavillenie Donetsk 15 February 201450 kilometres race walk3:32:33Yohann Diniz Zurich 15 August 2014
All-time top lists
Pole vault
Men #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1 Renaud Lavillenie 1986 6.16 m (i) Donetsk 15 February 2014 2 Jean Galfione 1971 6.00 m (i) Maebashi 6 March 1999 3 Romain Mesnil 1977 5.95 m Castres 6 August 2003 Thibaut Collet 1999 5.95 m Grenoble 19 June 2024 5 Philippe Collet 1963 5.94 m (i) Grenoble 10 March 1990 6 Thierry Vigneron 1960 5.91 m Rome 31 August 1984 Baptiste Thiery 2001 5.91 m (i) Clermont-Ferrand 28 February 20258 Ferenc Salbert 1963 5.90 m (i) Grenoble 14 March 1987 Pierre Quinon 1962 5.90 m Nice 16 July 1985 10 Axel Chapelle 1995 5.88 m (i) Clermont-Ferrand 25 February 2018
Women #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1 Ninon Guillon-Romarin 1995 4.75 m Monaco 20 July 2018 2 Marion Fiack 1992 4.71 m (i) Aubiere10 January 2015 Margot Chevrier 1999 4.71 m Paris 9 June 2023 Marie-Julie Bonnin 2001 4.71 m (i) Roubaix 15 February 2025 5 Vanessa Boslak 1982 4.70 m Málaga 28 June 2006 6 Marion Lotout 1989 4.60 m Grenoble 12 June 2013 7 Alix Dehaynain 1997 4.53 m (i) Rouen 24 February 2024 8 Elina Giallurachis2001 4.51 m Pessac 13 July 20229 Marion Buisson 1988 4.50 m Albi 25 July 2008 10 Marie Poissonnier 1979 4.46 m Saint-Étienne 13 July 2002 Albane Dordain 1998 4.46 m (i) Rouen 5 March 2022
See also Fédération française d'athlétisme French records in athletics
References
External links Fédération française d'athlétisme official site