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Pierre Quinon

1962 - 2011

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Pierre Quinon (20 February 1962 – 17 August 2011) was a pole vaulter from France who won the 1984 Olympic Games pole vault gold medal and held the pole vault outdoor world record for just four days in the summer of 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Quinon is the 2,532nd most popular athlete (down from 2,221st in 2024), the 5,387th most popular biography from France (down from 5,315th in 2019) and the 124th most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Pierre Quinon ranks 2,532 out of 6,025. Before him are Chun In-soo, Ruth Beitia, Douglas Wakiihuri, Nelson Kuhn, Roger Kingdom, and Wang Hee-kyung. After him are Christine Prinsloo, Kim Collins, Andreas Knebel, Simon Fourcade, Judy Amoore, and Jan Frodeno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Pierre Quinon ranks 635. Before him are Robert Felisiak, Vincenzo Maenza, Viorica Ioja, Maricica Țăran, Roger Kingdom, and Rick Yancey. After him are Erik Thorstvedt, Zizinho, Horst Bulau, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Adriano Baffi, and Seppo Räty. Among people deceased in 2011, Pierre Quinon ranks 475. Before him are Ignacio Flores, Bill Hunter, T. P. McKenna, Peggy Rea, Salvatore Licitra, and Wouter Weylandt. After him are Margaret Whiting, Ángel Pedraza, Angela Scoular, Hira Devi Waiba, Charlie Callas, and Stefan Liv.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Quinon ranks 5,387 out of 6,770. Before him are Bernard Malivoire (1938), Stéphane Sarrazin (1974), David Diop (1966), Laurent Lucas (1965), Houssine Kharja (1982), and Jacky Duguépéroux (1948). After him are Simon Fourcade (1984), Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon (1986), Philippe Torreton (1965), Tonino Benacquista (1961), Rémy Cabella (1990), and Éric Chahi (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Pierre Quinon ranks 124. Before him are Thierry Vigneron (1960), Christine Muzio (1951), Jean Gachet (1894), Jean-Michel Henry (1963), Rodrigo Pessoa (1972), and Bernard Malivoire (1938). After him are Simon Fourcade (1984), Hubert Gardas (1957), Olivier Lenglet (1960), Antoine Richard (1960), Philippe Omnès (1960), and Sophie Moressée-Pichot (1962).

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