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Philippe Houvion (born 5
October 1957 in Briey) is a
retired French pole vaulter. On 17 July 1980 in Paris,
Houvion jumped 5.77 metres,
beating the world...
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Houvion is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Maurice Houvion (born 1934),
French pole
vaulter and
coach Philippe Houvion (born 1957)...
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Maurice Houvion (born 4 July 1934 in Saulcy-sur-Meurthe, Vosges, France) is a
French athlete known for the pole
vault during the
early transitional time...
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Corvallis 1979 5.65 m (18 ft 6+1⁄4 in) Patrick Abada (FRA)
Paris Philippe
Houvion (FRA)
Paris 1980 5.78 m (18 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL)...
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first Thierry Vigneron added three centimetres to it and then
Philippe Houvion another two,
setting it at 5.77 metres. The
sporting level in the Olympic...
- 10+1⁄4 in) Lille,
France June 29, 1980 2 5.77 m (18 ft 11 in)
Philippe Houvion Paris,
France July 17, 1980 1 5.78 m (18 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Władysław Kozakiewicz...
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broken the
world record twice in the lead-up to the Games) and
Philippe Houvion (who held the
world record,
having broken Vigneron's best). The Polish...
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Vigneron lost his
outdoor world record to
another Frenchman,
Philippe Houvion, on 17 July 1980, he was one of the
favorites at the 1980
Summer Olympics...
- Walker (NZL) 3:53.19 1980
Golden Vault Serge Ferreira (FRA) 5.70 m Philippe
Houvion (FRA) 5.60 m Mariusz Klimczyk (POL) 5.60 m 1981
Golden Sprints Allan...
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Sporting positions Preceded by Władysław
Kozakiewicz Season's best performance, men's pole
vault 1978 Succeeded by
Philippe Houvion Patrick Abada...
