Victor Sillon

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameVictor•Sillon
Used nameVictor•Sillon
Born24 December 1927 in Le Lamentin, Martinique (FRA)
Died14 December 2021 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne (FRA)
Measurements180 cm / 75 kg
AffiliationsStade Bordelais, Bordeaux (FRA) / Racing Club de France, Paris (FRA)
NOC France

Biography

Victor Sillon won the first of his eight French national pole vault championships in 1947, the same year he began his international career. His first major tournament was the 1948 London Olympics, where he placed joint-ninth with two athletes from Puerto Rico. He moved up to fourth at the 1950 European Championships, then took gold at the inaugural 1951 Mediterranean Games, where he also earned silver in the triple jump behind Avni Akgün of Turkey.

SIllon then missed the 1952 season, but then came back to win his fifth pole vault title in 1954, the same year that he was seventh at the European Championships. He then took bronze at the 1955 Mediterranean Games and was unable to score a mark at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He won his last national title in 1958 and came 15th at the Europeans, but was still selected for the 1960 Rome Games, where he was eliminated in the qualifying round. He retired from active competition in 1961.

Personal Best: PV – 4.41 (1960).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Athletics FRA Victor Sillon
Pole Vault, Men (Olympic) =9
1956 Summer Olympics Athletics FRA Victor Sillon
Pole Vault, Men (Olympic) AC r1/2
1960 Summer Olympics Athletics FRA Victor Sillon
Pole Vault, Men (Olympic) =18 r1/2

Special Notes