Serge Leveur (born 17 June 1957) is a retired French pole vaulter.
He won the silver medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games with a jump of 5.30 metres. The gold went to Patrick Abada, who cleared 5.55 m. [1]
Leveur's personal best jump was 5.60 m, which he achieved twice: in June 1985 in Suresnes, and in July 1986 in Paris. [2]
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Bruny Surin is a Canadian former track and field athlete, who was the winner of a gold medal in the 4×100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team. In the 100 metres, he has broken the 10-second barrier multiple times and holds a personal record of 9.84 seconds.
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