Vanessa Boslak

Vanessa Boslak

Vanessa Boslak in 2013
Personal information
Born	11 June 1982
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	outdoor - 4.70 m (2006 and 2007); indoor - 4.70 m (2012)
Medal record Representing  France World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul Pole vault Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería Pole vault World Junior Championships 2000 Santiago Pole vault World Youth Championships 1999 Bydgoszcz Pole vault European U23 Championships 2003 Bydgoszcz Pole vault European Junior Championships 2001 Grosseto Pole vault
Updated on 19 November 2013.

Vanessa Boslak (born 11 June 1982) is a French pole vaulter. She was born in Lesquin, France.

Boslak represented her country in major international competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Indoor Championships, European Championships and European Indoor Championships.

Boslak's personal outdoor best is 4.70 metres, achieved at the 2006 European Cup in Málaga on 28 June 2006 and in the pole vault final of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka on 28 August 2007. She achieved her personal indoor best of 4.70m in winning the silver medal on 11 March 2012 at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.

International competition record

• Note: Only the position and height in the final are indicated, unless otherwise stated. (q) means the athlete did not qualify for the final, with the overall position and height in the qualification round indicated.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  France
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	6th	4.00 m
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	4.00 m
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	3rd	4.10 m
2001	European Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	3rd	4.15 m
2002	European Cup	Annecy, France	3rd	4.45 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	11th	4.20 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	8th	NM
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	4.40 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	18th (q)	4.15 m (q)
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	4.25 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	4.50 m (iNR)
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	6th	4.40 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	4.35 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	13th (q)	4.30 m (q)
	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	1st	4.40 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	4.35 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th	4.50 m
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	5th	4.65 m (iNR)
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	17th (q)	4.15 m (q)
	European Cup	Málaga, Spain	2nd	4.70 m (NR)
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	6th	4.23 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	5th	4.70 m (NR)
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	4.60 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	9th	4.55 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	2nd	4.70 m (iNR)
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	4.50 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	10th	4.30 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	17th (q)	4.25 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	28th (q)	4.30 m

References

• Vanessa Boslak profile at IAAF
• Vanessa Boslak at Sports-Reference