Third French gold medal at the YOG 2026 thanks to pole vaulter Julie Bourgis
France has eight medals in total, including three gold, three silver and two bronze.
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- Julie Bourgis, 17, won gold in the pole vault with 4.20 meters at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, giving France its third gold medal.
- The French delegation totaled eight medals (three gold, three silver, two bronze).
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Why It Matters
The Youth Olympic Games bring together the best athletes under the age of 18 in the world. France has already won three gold, three silver and two bronze medals in this competition.
Rain of medals in Dakar. Julie Bourgis won the fifth tricolor medal of the day, Sunday November 8, during the Youth Olympic Games. The 17-year-old pole vaulter won the pole vault competition with a jump of 4.20 meters. It offers France its third gold medal of the competition, after the rugby sevens players and the archer Maël Lamouret.
The last named had launched the harvest of the day, paving the way for Meziane Benhammou, in bronze over 3,000 meters, for Anna Peeters, silver medalist for 100 meters hurdles, but also for Maxence Botta, awarded silver in taekwondo (- 48kg). The French delegation has eight medals in this competition which brings together the best athletes under 18 in the world (three in gold, three in silver, two in bronze).
Open Questions
- What is the exact closing date of the Dakar Youth Olympic Games?
- What other countries are on the medal table?
