Marion Buisson

Marion Buisson (born 19 February 1988 in Mende, Lozère) is a French pole vaulter.^[1] She set her personal best height of 4.50 metres by upsetting her teammate Vanessa Boslak, and by winning the women's pole vault at the 2008 French Athletics Championships in Albi.^[2]

Marion Buisson

Personal information
Nationality	France
Born	(1988-02-19) 19 February 1988 (age 36) Mende, Lozère, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Club	Clermont Athlétisme Auvergne
Coached by	Joel Bailly
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Pole vault: 4.50 m (2008)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  France Mediterranean Games Mersin 2013 Pole vault

Buisson represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she successfully cleared a height of 4.15 metres in the women's pole vault, an event which was later dominated by world-record holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia. Buisson, however, failed to advance into the final, as she placed twenty-third overall in the qualifying rounds, tying her position with Iceland's Thórey Edda Elisdóttir.^[3]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marion Buisson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
2. "Encouraging improvements from French Olympians at Championships in Albi". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
3. "Women's Pole Vault Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

External links

• Marion Buisson at World Athletics
• Profile – French Olympic Committee (in French)
• NBC 2008 Olympics profile