Ethan Cormont
{{Short description|French athlete (born 2000)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|09|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Créteil, France
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| sport = Athletics
| event = Pole vault
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| club = ASA Maisons-Alfort
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}
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{{MedalCompetition|European U23 Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2021 Tallinn |Pole Vault}}
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Ethan Cormont (born 29 September 2000 in Créteil) is a French Olympic athlete who competes in the pole vault.{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/france/ethan-cormont-14755665|title=Ethan CORMONT | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}}
Early life
From Maisons-Alfort and coached by Alain Kouznetzoff, in February 2019, he broke the French junior pole vault record, until then held by Jean Galfione, by crossing 5.62m. In the process he won the national junior title.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/ile-de-france/perche-ethan-cormont-la-future-star-tricolore-25-02-2019-8019897.php|title=Perche : Ethan Cormont, la future star tricolore|first1=Par|last1=S|first2=rine|last2=Lefèvre|first3=notre envoyée spéciale à|last3=Clermont-Ferr|first4=Le 25 février 2019|last4=à 13h37|date=February 25, 2019|website=leparisien.fr}}
Career
He won the bronze medal in the pole vault competition of the 2020 French championships, crossing 5.58m to finish behind brothers Renaud Lavillenie (gold) and Valentin Lavillenie (silver).{{Cite web|url=https://www.lamontagne.fr/clermont-ferrand-63000/sports/france-renaud-lavillenie-en-or-valentin-en-argent_13836177/|title=Athlétisme/Perche - "France" : Renaud Lavillenie en or, Valentin en argent|first=Centre|last=France|date=September 12, 2020|website=www.lamontagne.fr}}
On January 31, 2021, he broke his personal best by passing 5.72m. On this occasion he achieved the minimum for the European indoor championships.{{Cite web|url=https://stadion-actu.fr/perche-en-or-renaud-lavillenie-repond-a-armand-duplantis/|title=Perche en Or : Renaud Lavillenie répond à Armand Duplantis|date=January 31, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/Actualites/Renaud-lavillenie-reprend-la-meilleure-performance-mondiale-de-l-annee-en-franchissant-6-02m-a-tourcoing/1218382|title=Renaud Lavillenie reprend la meilleure performance mondiale de l'année en franchissant 6,02m à Tourcoing|website=L'Équipe}}
A week later, he broke his record again by crossing 5.73 m in Rouen.{{Cite web|url=https://stadion-actu.fr/perche-elite-tour-de-rouen-603-m-pour-duplantis-593-m-pour-lavillenie/|title=Perche Elite Tour de Rouen : 6,03 m pour Duplantis, 5,93 m pour Lavillenie|date=February 6, 2021}} At the French indoor championships in Miramas on February 21, 2021, he won the silver medal with a jump to 5.72m, behind Valentin Lavillenie but in front of Renaud Lavillenie.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/Actualites/Valentin-lavillenie-et-wilhem-belocian-sans-partage-lors-du-dernier-jour-des-championnats-de-france-en-salle/1225848|title=Valentin Lavillenie et Wilhem Belocian sans partage lors du dernier jour des Championnats de France en salle|website=L'Équipe}} Later that month he cleared 5.80m for a new personal best.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/renaud-lavillenie-clermont-ferrand-all-star-p|title=Lavillenie vaults 6.06m in Aubiere, his best clearance since 2014 | REPORTS | World Athletics|website=www.worldathletics.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/Actualites/Renaud-lavillenie-franchit-6-06-m-au-all-star-perche-sa-meilleure-performance-depuis-2014/1227552|title=Renaud Lavillenie franchit 6,06 m au All Star Perche, sa meilleure performance depuis 2014|website=L'Équipe}} In July 2021, he equalled this high to win the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn. At the Tokyo Olympics Corment cleared 5.50m and finished twelfth in his qualifying group.{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-pole-vault-qual-b00100-.htm|title=Athletics - Qualification - Group B Results|access-date=2021-07-31|archive-date=2021-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731082345/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-pole-vault-qual-b00100-.htm|url-status=dead}}
At the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships Cormont cleared 5.75m to make the final.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/Actualites/Ce-qu-il-faut-retenir-de-la-matinee-de-samedi-aux-championnats-d-europe-en-salle-d-istanbul/1383944|title= What to remember from Saturday morning at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul|website=lequipe.fr|date=March 4, 2023|access-date=March 5, 2023}}
References
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External links
{{World Athletics|14755665}}
{{Footer U23 European Champions Pole Vault Men}}
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Category:French male pole vaulters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics