Guillaume Thierry

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Guillaume Thierry
Guigui2.jpg
400m Start for International Meet 2013
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Born (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 38)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Decathlon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Maputo Decathlon
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Marrakech Decathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Nairobi Decathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Porto Novo Decathlon
Updated on 26 August 2016

Guillaume Thierry (born 15 September 1986) is a track and field athlete from the Republic of Mauritius. He first represented his country at pole vault in which he competed at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Sherbrooke, Canada. [1] He now competes in the decathlon and holds the Mauritian national record set on 11–12 September 2013 in Nice, France at the VII Francophone Games. [2] He is the first Mauritian ever to score more than 7000 points in this event. [3]

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Private life

Patrick Guillaume Llyod Thierry was born in Moka, La Clinique Mauricienne. He went to college at St Andrews School [4] and then attended the University of Mauritius [5] where he completed a Degree in Management in August 2008 and a Master in Human Resource Studies in November 2010. He also completed computer studies at ICL (Innovative and Creative Learning Ltd. [6] ) on Computer Repairs and Maintenance and Networking. He married Anna-Louisa Leveque on 15 December 2012. Their daughter Colleen was born on 17 May 2013.

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Finishing the 1500m for the International Meet 2013
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Pole Vaulting

Sporting career

Thierry's was first coached by Jean Chelin and then by Jacque Dudal. [7] [8] [9] When Dudal had medical issues and left Mauritius for further medication Thierry trained alone for a while and then spent three weeks in South Africa with Bob Cervenka. [10] During this time he finished 13th, with a new National Record of 4.70m, at the World Youth Championships. [11] He was potted by decathlon coach Aleksandr Nevskiy and changed to this event after finishing his Higher School Certificate.

Personal bests

All events referenced from All-Athletics.com. [12]

EventPerformanceNotePlaceDate
100 metres 11.22
11.17
Wind 1.3 m/s
+7.1 m/s
Maputo
Arles
11 September 2011
2 June 2007
400 metres 50.94Madagascar2007
1,500 metres 4:45.61Nice, France13 September 2013
110 metres hurdles 14.89Mauritius2011
High jump 1.92Bambous, MauritiusApril 2014
Pole vault 5.00Madagascar2007
Long jump 7.25Wind 1.9 m/sMauritius10 April 2010
Shot put 15.25Mauritius16 April 2011
Discus throw 47.68Maputo12 September 2011
Javelin throw 66,39FranceMay 2014
Decathlon 7537National recordBambous, MauritiusApril 2014
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Javelin Throw - International Meet 2013

International results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada13th Pole vault 4.70m [13]
2005 African Combined Events Championships Tunis, Tunisia1stDecathlon (junior)6697
African Junior Championships Radès, Tunisia1st Decathlon 6838 [14]
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia8th Decathlon 6746 [15]
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 5th Pole vault 4.20 m
6th Decathlon 6602
2007Mauritian Championships Réduit, Mauritius1stDecathlon7192 [16]
All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria5th Decathlon 7186
Indian Ocean Island Games Antananarivo, Madagascar1stDecathlon7283
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, EthiopiaDNF Decathlon  
2010 African Combined Events Championships Réduit, Mauritius3rdDecathlon7179
African Championships Nairobi, Kenya3rd Decathlon 7100 [17]
5th Pole vault 4.20 m [17]
Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India9th Decathlon 6875 [18]
2011 African Combined Events Championships Réduit, Mauritius2ndDecathlon7444
Indian Ocean Games Victoria, Seychelles 2ndDecathlon7456 [19]
All Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique2nd Decathlon 7481
2012 African Combined Events Championships Réduit, Mauritius2ndDecathlon7356
African Championships Porto Novo, Benin3rd Decathlon 6995 [20]
2013 African Combined Events Championships Réduit, Mauritius1stDecathlon7049
Francophone Games Nice, France3rdDecathlon7511 [21]
2014 African Combined Events Championships Bambous, Mauritius2ndDecathlon7537
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland11th Decathlon 7303
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco2ndDecathlon7312

References

  1. "Honours". IAAF. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. "ATHLÉTISME : Record de Maurice et médaille de bronze pour Guillaume Thierry". Le Mauricien. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  3. "Guillaume Thierry franchit le cap des 7 000 points". Lexpress. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. "St Andrews School". St Andrews. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  5. "University of Mauritius". University of Mauritius. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. "Innovative and Creative Learning Ltd". Mauritius Delight. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  7. Dudal, Jacques. "Hommage à un Grand Monsieur - Jacques Dudal". Le Mauricien. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  8. Chelin, Jean. "Questions à Jean Chelin, professeur d'EPS au collège Saint-Esprit". Lekip. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  9. Pole vault
  10. "Bob Cervenka - Head Coach". Jump High Athletic Club. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  11. "World Youth Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  12. "All-Athletics.com". Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  13. "World Youth Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  14. "Guillaume Thierry décroche l?or avec la manière | lexpress.mu".
  15. "Thierry, premier finaliste mauricien". lexpress. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  16. "Guillaume Thierry franchit le cap des 7 000 points". Lexpress. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  17. 1 2 "2010 in Athletics: results and calendar of the season". www.the-sports.org.
  18. "Athlétisme - Jeux du Commonwealth 2010 - Résultats Hommes".
  19. "ATHLÉTISME: Guillaume Thierry décroche l'argent au décathlon | le Mauricien". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  20. "Athlétisme en 2012 : résultats et calendrier de la saison". www.les-sports.info.
  21. "COMITE-ISERE.ATHLE.ORG | Bastien AUZEIL 1er aux Jeux de la Francophonie". comite-isere.athle.org.