Nayah Cauvin
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 29 March 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Pole vault: 4.54m (2026) |
Nayah Cauvin (born 25 March 2004) is a French pole vaulter. She is a two-time runner-up at the French Indoor Athletics Championships.[1]
Biography
From Mondeville, Essonne,[2] Cauvin has been coached from junior athletics by Franck Clotet since 2016 having transitioned from gymnastics.[3][4] She trains as a remember of EA Mondeville-Hérouville. In 2021, as a seventeen year-old, she won the age-group French indoor championships in the pole vault with a personal best 3.88m, and placed second at the age-group outdoor championships in Essonne with a clearance of 3.70 metres. [3] She won the French age-group title again in 2023 and that year was runner-up at the French University Championships, representing the University of Caen Normandy.[5][6]
In February 2025, Cauvin cleared 4.36 metres to finish as runner-up to Marie-Julie Bonnin at the French Indoor Athletics Championships.[7] Cauvin placed fifth in her international debut representing France at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, with a clearance of 4.30 metres.[4][8]
She set a new personal best of 4.40 metres in January 2026 at the Perch'Xtrem in Caen.[5][9] In February 2026, Cauvin won another French age-group title,[2] and then cleared 4.54 metres to finish as runner-up to Bonnin again at the senior French Indoor Championships, a height which moved her to fourth on the French all-time U23 list.[4][10]
References
- ↑ "Nayah Cauvin". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Mondeville athlete Nayah Cauvin, French vice-champion in pole vault, Thoraval loses her 60m title". ici. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- 1 2 Rouille, Quentin (14 July 2021). "Athletics. Nayah Cauvin (EA Mondeville-Hérouville), a constant source of excellence". Ouest-France. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 Goursaud, Etienne (30 June 2026). "Nayah Cauvin : « 4,70 m sera le minimum pour intégrer l'équipe de France". Dicodusport. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Nayah Cauvin and Louise Boulent in search of gold". Ouest-France. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Athletics: Silver medals for Nayah Cauvin and Jeanne Vannier". unicaen.fr. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "French Elite Vice-Champion Nayah Cauvin shatters her record and enters a new dimension". Actu.fr. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Perch'Xtrem". World Athletics. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.