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Place of Birth: Écully, Rhône-Alpes, France
About Nicolas Guigon
- Nicolas Guigon (born October 10, 1980 in Échirolles) is a French pole vaulter.
- 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.
- 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).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.
- 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.
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