Roger Oriol (25 May 1957 in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

) is a retired Spanish

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. He finished sixth at the 1977 European Indoor Championships, sixteenth at the 1981 European Indoor Championships and joint thirteenth at the 1982 European Indoor Championships. He won a bronze medal at the

1979 Mediterranean Games The 1979 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the VIII Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Split 1979, were the 8th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Split, Yugoslavia, from 15 to 29 September 1979, where 2,408 athletes (2,00 ...

. Barella became Spanish champion in 1974, 1977, 1979, and 1980, rivalling with Efrén Alonso. He set championship records of 5.15 metres in 1979 and 1980, which were broken in 1982 when

Alberto Ruiz Alberto Ruiz Benito (born 22 December 1961 in Barcelona) is a retired Spanish pole vaulter. His personal best jump was 5.61 metres, achieved in June 1986 in Manresa Manresa () is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geograp ...

achieved 5.20. Barella also became Spanish indoor champion in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981 and 1982.

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1957 births Living people Spanish male pole vaulters Athletes from Barcelona Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Spanish Athletics Championships winners Competitors at the 1977 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1979 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1981 Summer Universiade {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub