Menno Vloon
Dutch pole vaulter
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| National team | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-05-11) 11 May 1994 (age 29) Zaandam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Pole vault (i): 5.96 m (2021) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Menno Vloon (Dutch: [ˈmɛnoː vloːn]; born 11 May 1994) is a Dutch pole vaulter.
Career
He finished eighth at the 2015 European U23 Championships.[citation needed] He also competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships,[1] the 2016 European Championships[citation needed] and the 2017 World Championships without reaching the final.[1]
In 2021 he set a Dutch national indoor record with 5.96 metres.[2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing the  Netherlands | |||||
| 2011 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Trabzon, Turkey | 9th | 4.65 m | |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 17th (q) | 4.95 m | |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 8th | 5.30 m | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 17th (q) | 5.35 m | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | – | NM | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 5th | 5.70 m | |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 13th | 5.55 m | ||
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 5th | 5.75 m | |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 9th (q) | 5.75 m1 | ||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 9th (q) | 5.65 m1 | ||
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 11th (q) | 5.55 m | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 16th (q) | 5.70 m | ||
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th | 5.65 m | |
1No mark in the final
References
- ^ a b Menno Vloon at World Athletics
- ^ "Polsstokhoogspringer Vloon verpulvert eigen nationaal indoorrecord". 27 February 2021.
External links
- Menno Vloon at World Athletics
- Menno Vloon at Diamond League
- Menno Vloon at the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation (in Dutch)
- Menno Vloon at Olympics.com
- Menno Vloon at Olympedia
- Menno Vloon at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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| Preceded by | Men's Dutch Athlete of the Year 2017 | Succeeded byas Dutch Athlete of the Year |
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