Kévin Menaldo
Kévin Menaldo (born 12 July 1992) is a French track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault.[1] The year he came seventh at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics and also won at the 2009 Gymnasiade with a personal best of 5.05 m (16 ft 6+3⁄4 in) (his first clearance over five metres).[1] He continued to improve the following season, which culminated in a silver medal at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships with a vault of 5.50 m (18 ft 1⁄2 in).[4] He had an indoor best of 5.43 m (17 ft 9+3⁄4 in) at the start of 2012 but faltered in the outdoor season, failed to register a height at the French Athletics Championships.He came fourth at the European Champion Clubs Cup and bettered his 2011 best with a vault of 5.60 m (18 ft 4+1⁄4 in) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games which brought him his first senior medal (a silver) behind Giuseppe Gibilisco, who set a championship record.