Axel Chapelle
French pole vaulter (born 1995)
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Axel Chapelle (French pronunciation: [ak.sɛl ʃa.pɛl]; born 24 April 1995) is a French pole vaulter.
Chapelle at the 2017 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 April 1995 Colombes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Outdoor: 5.72 m (Monaco, 2017) Indoor: 5.88 m (Clermont-Ferrand, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Chapelle was born in Colombes and began pole vaulting in 2005, at the age of 10.[1] He won his first major medal at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships in Rieti, Italy, with a vault of 5.25 m.
At the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Eugene, Oregon, Chapelle won his first major gold medal, vaulting to a world junior leading height of 5.55 m. He broke into tears as he listened to La Marseillaise, the national anthem of France, after he received his gold medal on top of the podium at Hayward Field.[2] He became only the second pole vaulter to win a junior world title for France since Jean Galfione in 1990.[3]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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| Representing France | |||||
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 15th (q) | 5.05 m | |
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 2nd | 5.25 m | |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 1st | 5.55 m | |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 10th | 5.20 m | |
| 2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 2nd | 5.41 m | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | 5.80 m | |
| European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 5.60 m | ||
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 6th | 5.65 m | ||
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 10th | 5.60 m | |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 8th | 5.65 m | ||
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 10th (q) | 5.50 m | |
