Robert Renner (born 8 March 1994 in

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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, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...

Career

He won the gold medal at the 2015 European U23 Championships. His personal bests in the event are 5.65 metres outdoors (Pitesti 2015) and 5.62 metres indoors (Villeurbanne 2013). Both are current national records.

Competition record

References

1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Celje Slovenian male pole vaulters World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovenia European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Slovenia European Games competitors for Slovenia Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games {{Slovenia-athletics-bio-stub