Axel Chapelle

Axel Chapelle
Axel Chapelle (2017)
Full name	Axel Chapelle
nation	France
birthday	24th April 1995 (age 25)
place of birth	Colombes ,  France
size	182 cm
Weight	77 kg
Career
discipline	Pole vault
Best performance	5.72 m
society	Ea Cergy Pontoise Athletisme
Trainer	Sebastien Homo
status	active
Medal table
U23 European Championships 0 × 1 × 0 × U20 world championships 1 × 0 × 0 × U20 European Championships 0 × 1 × 0 ×
U23 European Championships silver Bydgoszcz 2017 Pole vault  U20 world championships gold Eugene 2014 Pole vault  U20 European Championships silver Rieti 2013 Pole vault
last change: July 11, 2020

Axel Chapelle (born April 24, 1995 in Colombes ) is a French athlete who specializes in the pole vault .

Origin and life

Axel Chapelle comes from the industrial city of Colombes, in the north of the greater Paris area. There he grew up with his older brother Theo, who is also a track and field athlete. Her father was a decathlon coach in France, which is why his sons came into contact with athletics at an early age. He trains at EA Cergy Pontoise Athletisme in Paris. Because of his enthusiasm for music, he has the desire to start his own band.

Athletic career

While Chapelle competed in the all-around at the beginning of his career in athletics, he specialized in the pole vault from 2011. In the summer he won the French U18 championships. In 2012 he jumped the 5-meter mark for the first time. After he became French U18 indoor champion, he took part in the U20 World Championships in Barcelona in the summer . In the older age group, the 5.05 m he skipped was not enough to make it into the final. In 2013 Chappelle won the national indoor title in the U20 age group. In addition to the pole vault, also in the heptathlon. A few months later he took part in the U20 European Championships in Rieti. He jumped 5.25 m in the final and won the silver medal. In 2014 he competed at the U20 World Championships in the USA. In the final he was able to win the gold medal with a new personal best of 5.55 m. After the victory he was unable to jump 5.64 m, which would have meant a new French junior record.

In 2015, Chapelle confirmed his performance from last year with his season best. In July he made it into the final of the U23 European Championships in Tallinn. However, he did not get beyond 10th place. In 2016 he won the French U23 championships for the second time in a row. He also won a silver medal at the U23 Mediterranean Games. In June he set a new record at a competition in his home country of 5.65 m. Chapelle started the 2017 season with good indoor performances. In March he took part in the European Indoor Championships , and thus his first international competitions among adults. In the final, he jumped 5.80 m, with which he finished sixth. His indoor best of 5.45 was previously from spring 2014. He was also able to jump greater heights outdoors. In July he took part in the U23 European Championships for the second time . He was able to win the silver medal. He then took part in the World Championships in London. In qualifying, he jumped 5.70 m, the third highest height of the season in the open air, which guaranteed entry into the final. In the final he was five centimeters below the qualifying height, but still finished sixth in his first world championship final.

In February 2018, Chapelle set his indoor best performance of 5.88 m. A month later he was tenth at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. After finishing second at the French championships in the summer, he entered the European championships in Berlin in August . He jumped 5.65 m in the final, which put him in eighth place. In 2019, Chapelle became French indoor champion. At the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow, like at the World Indoor Championships, he was tenth.

Major competitions

year	event	place	space	discipline	height
Starts for France
2012	U20 world championships	Barcelona	15th	Pole vault	5.05 m
2013	U20 European Championships	Rieti	2.	Pole vault	5.25 m
2014	U20 world championships	Eugene	1.	Pole vault	5.55 m
2015	U23 European Championships	Tallinn	10.	Pole vault	5.20 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade	6th	Pole vault	5.80 m
	U23 European Championships	Bydgoszcz	2.	Pole vault	5.60 m
	World championships	London	6th	Pole vault	5.65 m
2018	Indoor world championships	Birmingham	10.	Pole vault	5.60 m
	European championships	Berlin	8th.	Pole vault	5.65 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow	10.	Pole vault	5.50 m

Personal best

open air

• Pole vault : 5.72 m, July 21, 2017, Monaco

Hall

• Pole vault: 5.88 m, 25 February 2018, Clermont-Ferrand

Web links

• Axel Chapelle in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Axel Chapelle in the database of European Athletics (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FFA profile
2. ↑ Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2014-07-27). Pole vault prodigy Chapelle finally usurps his brother . IAAF. accessed on 2020-07-11.
3. ↑ Morse, Parker (2014-07-27). Report: men's pole vault - IAAF World Junior Championships, Oregon 2014 . IAAF. accessed on 2020-07-11.