# Germán Chiaraviglio

Germán Pablo Chiaraviglio Ermácora (born 16 April 1987 in Santa Fe) is an Argentine pole vaulter.

## Biography

His personal best of 5.71 metres was achieved at the World Junior Championships in Beijing on August 19, 2006, when he beat the old championship record (CR) of István Bagyula from 1988, and the Argentine senior record. He also holds the South American indoors record, with 5.52 metres, and is the only Argentine athlete to conquer a gold medal in any World Championship at any category.
Germán was first coached by his father within a family of pole vaulters; his brother Guillermo Jr. (in 2001) and sister Valeria (in 2005) also participated in World Junior Championships. During the 2006 South American Games, he won the gold medal (5.65 m) and his brother Guillermo silver (5.20 m). He currently trains in Italy with pole vaulting star Yelena Isinbayeva, co-coached by Vitaly Petrov.
In 2010 Germán won the Platinum Konex Award from Argentina as the best Athlete from the last decade in his country.
In 2015, he finally broke his own national record (after 9 years), jumping 5.75 at the Pan-American Games.

## Personal best

| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
| Pole vault | 5.75 m | Toronto | 21 July 2015 |

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Argentina ||||||
| 2002 | South American Youth Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Pole vault | 4.75 m |
| 2003 | South American Junior Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1st | Pole vault | 5.16 m |
| 2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 1st | Pole vault | 5.15 m |
| 2003 | Pan American Junior Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | Pole vault | 5.15 m |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.30 m |
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.45 m |
| 2004 | South American Youth Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1st | Pole vault | 5.20 m |
| 2004 | South American Youth Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.22 s |
| 2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.10 m |
| 2005 | Pan American Junior Championships | Windsor, Canada | 1st | Pole vault | 5.40 m |
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st | Pole vault | 5.70 m |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 1st | Pole vault | 5.71 m (PB, CR) |
| 2006 | World Cup | Athens, Greece | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.70 m |
| 2006 | South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 1st | Pole vault | 5.40 m |
| 2006 | South American U23 Championships / South American Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Pole vault | 5.65 m |
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.40 m |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.20 m |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 18th (q) | Pole vault | 5.55 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | – | Pole vault | NM |
| 2008 | South American U23 Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Pole vault | 5.10 m |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.30 m |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 4th | Pole vault | 5.50 m |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | Pole vault | 5.40 m |
| 2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.40 m |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.35 m |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Pole vault | 5.20 m |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 1st | Pole vault | 5.20m A |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Pole vault | 5.70 m |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.75 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 9th | Pole vault | 5.65 m |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | Pole vault | 5.60 m |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th | Pole vault | 5.50 m |
| 2017 | South American Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Pole vault | 5.60 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 26th (q) | Pole vault | 5.45 m |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.40 m |
| 2018 | Ibero-American Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.20 m |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.21 m |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 5th | Pole vault | 5.51 m |
| 2020 | South American Indoor Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | Pole vault | 5.50 m |
| 2021 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1st | Pole vault | 5.55 m |
| 2022 | South American Indoor Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | – | Pole vault | NM |
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.30 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 28th (q) | Pole vault | 5.30 m |
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Pole vault | 5.45 m |
| 2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Pole vault | 5.55 m |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 22nd (q) | Pole vault | 5.35 m |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.50 m |