Jean Galfione

Jean Galfione (born the June 9th 1971 with Paris) is a athlete French of 1,84 m for 82 kg. Its speciality is the Saut with the pole. He is the nephew of Jean-Claude Magnan, the Olympic vice-champion of foil of 1964.

Its personal records in competition are of:

  • 6,00 m (record of France in room, 1999) (and to 1 another recovery)
  • 5,98 m (record of France in the open air, 1999) (and with 4 other recoveries, in 1993 - 2 times, 1994 and 1998)
  • 5,92 m (Olympic record, 1996)
  • 5,60 m (record of France juniors in room, 1990)
  • 5,16 m (record of France juniors, 1988)

Its successive trainers were Gerard Lenzoni, then Maurice Houvion.

Its successive clubs were the French Stade until 2001, then Cab Pont the Abbot as from 2002.

It put a term at its career at the end of the summer 2005 and is devoted from now on to the veil: it joined like grinder the team of K-Challenge, the French trade union which took part in the Coupe of America in 2007. This adventure shows one 8th place at the time of the eliminating heats of the Coupe Louis Vuitton 2007. Besides he comments on the athletics with Gregoire Margotton on Canal+.

Prize list

  • 36 selections in team of France has, of 1990 to 2005 (and 5 as juniors)

  • Olympic champion 1996

  • World champion in room 1999
  • World champion soldier 1995
  • World champion junior 1990
  • Cut of Europe of the nations of athletics: 1st in 1994
  • Trophy Saint-Yorre, in room by national teams, 1992 (with Paris)
  • Champion of France seniors 1993,1994,1995,1996,1997 and 1998
  • Champion of France in room in 1990,1993 and 1994
  • Meeting of Oslo 2000
  • the “Pole with the Stars” 1999 (national competition)

  • Medal of money to the World cup 1994

  • Medal of money to the Championships of Europe in room 1994
  • Medal of money to the Cut of Europe of the nations in 1997
  • Final Medal of money to the Goodwill Ranges in 1998
  • of the Grand Prix IAAF: 2nd in 1998

  • Bronze medal with the Championships of the World 1995

  • Bronze medal with the Championships of Europe 1994 and 1998
  • Bronze medal with the Championships of the World in room 1993
  • Bronze medal with the championships of the world academics 1993
  • Bronze medal with the Mediterranean Plays 1993
  • Bronze medal with the Championships of France 2001

External bond

  • Jean Galfione with the inathèque
  • Site dedicated to Jean Galfione

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