Nicolas Guigon

Nicolas Guigon (born 10 October 1980 in Échirolles) is a French pole vaulter.^[1] Representing his nation France in the men's pole vault at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Guigon cleared a height at 5.75 metres to set his own personal best from the national athletics meet in Reims.^[2] Throughout his sporting career, Guigon trained for the track and field club ASPTT Grenoble, under his personal coach, 1991 Mediterranean Games champion, and two-time Olympian Philippe d'Encausse (1988 and 1992).^[3]

Nicolas Guigon

Guigon in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Guigon
Nationality	France
Born	(1980-10-10) 10 October 1980 (age 44) Échirolles, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Club	ASPTT Grenoble
Coached by	Philippe d'Encausse
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Pole vault: 5.75 (2004)

Guigon qualified for the French squad in the men's pole vault at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Two months before the Games, he registered a personal best clearance and an Olympic A-standard of 5.75 m to secure a spot on the French team at the national athletics meet in Reims.^[2] During the prelims, Guigon started off with a single foul, until he successfully surpassed 5.30 m on the second attempt. Failing to clear his next targeted height of 5.50 m after three straight misses, Guigon shared a thirty-first spot with Poland's Adam Kolasa throughout the overall standings, and did not advance past the qualifying round.^[4][5]