Margot Chevrier (born 21 December 1999) is a French track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. She is a multiple French national champion, indoors and outdoors.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 21 December 1999 Nice, France |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole Vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Pole Vault: 4.71m (Paris, 2023) |
Early and personal life
editFrom Nice, Chevrier started athletics in 2012. She combines her Athletics training with studying medicine.[2]
Career
editIn June 2022 Chevrier claimed her third consecutive French national pole vault title.[3]
Chevrier reached the final of the Women's pole vault at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon in July 2022, but did not register a height in the final.[4] Competing in the Women's pole vault at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich in August 2022, Chevrier finished tenth overall.[5]
In February 2023 she claimed her fourth consecutive national pole vault title, 2 indoors and 2 outdoors.[6]
She set a new personal best height of 4.71m to finish second at the Paris Diamond League event on 9 June 2023.[7] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[8]
She finished in eighth place at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. During the event she suffered a broken ankle which halted the competition for 15 minutes while she received medical treatment and was stretchered from the arena.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Margot Chevrier~accessdate=9 June 2023". World Athletics.
- ^ Goursaud, Etienne (25 February 2022). "Athlé – Margot Chevrier – J'ai toujours été un peu casse-cou". sans-filtre.fr. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Margot Chevrier again champion of France". Archysport.com. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Kriel, Délia (27 July 2022). "Margot Chevrier: "I would like to achieve the French record at Herculis". Lagazettedemonaco.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "La perchiste niçoise Margot Chevrier termine 10e de la finale des championnats d'Europe". Nicematin.com. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Athlétisme. Margot Chevrier décroche un quatrième titre d'affilée à la perche". Ouest-France.fr. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Kipyegon, Girma and Ingebrigtsen make history in Paris". World Athletics. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Women's Pole Vault Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Jeremy (2 March 2024). "French pole vaulter Margot Chevrier suffers horror ankle break that left 'bone sticking out'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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