Pierre Quinon was a pole vaulter from France who won the 1984 Olympic Games pole vault gold medal and held the pole vault outdoor world record for just four days in the summer of 1983. Pierre Quinon (France) set the men's pole vault world record of 5.82 m in Cologne, Germany on August 28, 1983. It stood 4 days, until Thierry Vigneron's 5.83 m on September 1, 1983. Wiki link