Question 1

True or false: His personal best outdoors is 6.05 meters, set at the 2015 Diamond League meeting in Eugene.

Accepted Answer

True. Correct. Lavillenie jumped 6.05m at the 2015 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, an outdoor PB and French record.

Question 2

True or false: He is the only pole vaulter to have won Olympic gold, World Championship gold, and European gold.

Accepted Answer

False. Lavillenie won Olympic gold (2012) and European gold but never a World Championship gold; his best was silver in 2017.

Question 3

True or false: At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Lavillenie was booed by the crowd during the pole vault final.

Accepted Answer

True. Brazilian fans loudly booed Lavillenie throughout the final, likely due to his rivalry with local hero Thiago Braz, who won gold.

Question 4

True or false: Renaud Lavillenie once cleared 6.16 meters indoors, breaking Sergey Bubka's long-standing world record.

Accepted Answer

True. Yes, on February 15, 2014, Lavillenie vaulted 6.16m in Donetsk, shattering Bubka's indoor record by one centimeter.

Question 5

True or false: Lavillenie holds the French national record in the decathlon as well as pole vault.

Accepted Answer

False. He only holds the French record in pole vault (6.05m outdoors). He has never competed in the decathlon at a high level.

Question 6

True or false: He once pole vaulted over a moving car during a television stunt in Paris.

Accepted Answer

True. In 2015, Lavillenie cleared a speeding Renault Twingo on the Champs-Élysées for a promotional event, thrilling onlookers.

Question 7

True or false: Lavillenie is the first European to clear 6 meters outdoors in pole vault since 1999.

Accepted Answer

False. Many Europeans cleared 6m earlier—e.g., Sergey Bubka (Ukrainian) did so repeatedly. Lavillenie was the first non-Russian European to do it, but not the first overall.

Question 8

True or false: Lavillenie was a competitive gymnast before switching to pole vault at age 15.

Accepted Answer

False. He actually started in athletics at age 11, doing sprint and hurdles, and picked up pole vault later; no gymnastics background.

Renaud Lavillenie Trivia Questions