Jean Galfione
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Jean Galfione (born 9 June 1971) is a French retired
Pole vaulting career
Before the 1996 Olympic Games
Jean Galfione started pole vaulting as part of the
Galfione clinched his first Olympic or World Outdoor/Indoor Championships medal when he won the pole vault bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships.
Galfione won six successive French National Athletics Championships outdoor pole vault titles at the senior level from 1993 to 1998. He also won three French National Athletics Championships indoor pole vault titles at the senior level in 1990, 1993 and 1994.[1]
1996 Olympic Games
Galfione achieved the pinnacle of his pole vault career by winning the
After the 1996 Olympic Games
On 6 March 1999, Galfione won the 1999 World Indoor Championships pole vault title, clearing 6.00 m (which equalled Sergey Bubka's championship record set in the 1991 final) in the final. At first, Galfione's clearance at that height was ruled invalid because it appeared that he had illegally touched the bar with his hand. But after the French team lodged an appeal, the decision to rule Galfione's 6.00 m clearance invalid was reversed, and he was declared the winner of the competition. If the original ruling had stood,
From 2000 to 2002, Galfione was plagued with numerous injuries. He underwent surgery on a collapsed lung suffered during an interclub competition in Paris in May 2000. He underwent another operation in July 2002.[2][7][8]
Galfione participated in the 2000 Olympics pole vault event in Sydney. In the qualification round, after clearing the bar at 5.40 m and 5.55 m (both at the first attempts), he failed with his three attempts at 5.65 m. He finished the qualification round in joint 16th position and did not qualify for the final.[8]
Galfione could not take part in the 2004 Olympics because he failed to clear the minimum Olympic qualifying height.[7]
Galfione retired from pole vaulting in 2005.[6]
Later life
Galfione has been practising sailing competitively since 2007. Among the sailing races that he has participated in are: the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup and the 2012 Solidaire du Chocolat.[2][6][9][10][11]
Galfione also worked as an
Family
Jean Galfione comes from a sporting family.
Both his parents were sportspersons. His father (Serge) was a fencer and his mother (Michèle, Serge's wife) was a gymnast who was a French national junior gymnastics champion.[12][13]
Jean Galfione has one brother (Olivier, who is an
On 14 May 2013, Jean Galfione's companion since 2011, Cathy, gave birth to a baby girl, Rose. Rose was Galfione's first child.[15]
International competitions
- 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.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Jean Galfione en quelques mots".
- ^ a b c "Galfione Jean (1971- )". Encyclopaedia Universalis.
- ^ a b "Frenchman Ekes Out A Victory In Pole Vault". philly.com. 3 August 1996.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Pole Vault". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009.
- ^ "Galfione wins pole vault". Associated Press. 6 March 1999.
- ^ a b c d "Que sont-ils devenus? Jean Galfione". www.linternaute.com. 4 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Jean Galfione-France-Perche". www.athletesmondiaux.com.
- ^ a b "Bubka fails to reach final". BBC Sport Online. 27 September 2000.
- ^ "Galfione en charge de la préparation physique du défi K-Challenge". www.sport.fr. 20 July 2004.
- ^ "Jean Galfione attendu sur la Transat Ag2r". www.sport.fr. 25 September 2007.
- ^ a b "Jean Galfione : Une nouvelle vie aux quatre vents!". www.purepeople.com. 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Biographie de Jean Galfione". www.aufeminin.com.
- ^ a b "Jean Galfione en deuil : Son père est mort". www.purepeople.com. 11 January 2011.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean Galfione". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013.
- ^ "Jean Galfione : le sportif de 41 ans est papa pour la première fois !". www.public.fr. 22 May 2013.
- ^ Representing Europe
External links
- Official website
- Jean Galfione at World Athletics
- Jean Galfione at World Sailing
- Jean Galfione at Olympics.com
- Jean Galfione at Olympedia