Philippe d'Encausse (; born 24 March 1967 in

Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat (dialect), Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population ...

) is a retired

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pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

er, whose father, Hervé d'Encausse, was a European record holder and 1968 Olympic finalist in pole vault. He is currently

Renaud Lavillenie Renaud Lavillenie ( or ; born 18 September 1986) is a French pole vaulter. Lavillenie won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London and the silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. In addition to his Olympic success, he has won three Wor ...

's coach, as well as being Marion Fiack's coach.

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1967 births Living people French male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of France Sportspeople from Clermont-Ferrand Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games {{France-polevault-bio-stub