# Guillaume Thierry

Guillaume Thierry (born 15 September 1986) is a track and field athlete from the Republic of Mauritius. He first represented his country at pole vault in which he competed at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Sherbrooke, Canada. He now competes in the decathlon and holds the Mauritian national record set on 11–12 September 2013 in Nice, France at the VII Francophone Games. He is the first Mauritian ever to score more than 7000 points in this event.

## Private life

Patrick Guillaume Llyod Thierry was born in Moka, La Clinique Mauricienne. He went to college at St Andrews School and then attended the University of Mauritius where he completed a Degree in Management in August 2008 and a Master in Human Resource Studies in November 2010. He also completed computer studies at ICL (Innovative and Creative Learning Ltd.) on Computer Repairs and Maintenance and Networking. He married Anna-Louisa Leveque on 15 December 2012. Their daughter Colleen was born on 17 May 2013.

## Sporting career

Thierry's was first coached by Jean Chelin and then by Jacque Dudal. When Dudal had medical issues and left Mauritius for further medication Thierry trained alone for a while and then spent three weeks in South Africa with Bob Cervenka. During this time he finished 13th, with a new National Record of 4.70m, at the World Youth Championships. He was potted by decathlon coach Aleksandr Nevskiy and changed to this event after finishing his Higher School Certificate.

### Personal bests

All events referenced from All-Athletics.com.
| Event | Performance | Note | Place | Date |
| 100 metres | 11.22 11.17 | Wind 1.3 m/s +7.1 m/s | Maputo Arles | 11 September 2011 2 June 2007 |
| 400 metres | 50.94 | | Madagascar | 2007 |
| 1,500 metres | 4:45.61 | | Nice, France | 13 September 2013 |
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.89 | | Mauritius | 2011 |
| High jump | 1.92 | | Bambous, Mauritius | April 2014 |
| Pole vault | 5.00 | | Madagascar | 2007 |
| Long jump | 7.25 | Wind 1.9 m/s | Mauritius | 10 April 2010 |
| Shot put | 15.25 | | Mauritius | 16 April 2011 |
| Discus throw | 47.68 | | Maputo | 12 September 2011 |
| Javelin throw | 66,39 | | France | May 2014 |
| Decathlon | 7537 | National record | Bambous, Mauritius | April 2014 |

### International results

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 13th | Pole vault | 4.70m |
| 2005 | African Combined Events Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | Decathlon (junior) | 6697 |
| 2005 | African Junior Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | Decathlon | 6838 |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 8th | Decathlon | 6746 |
| 2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 5th | Pole vault | 4.20 m |
| 2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 6th | Decathlon | 6602 |
| 2007 | Mauritian Championships | Réduit, Mauritius | 1st | Decathlon | 7192 |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 5th | Decathlon | 7186 |
| 2007 | Indian Ocean Island Games | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 1st | Decathlon | 7283 |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | DNF | Decathlon | – |
| 2010 | African Combined Events Championships | Réduit, Mauritius | 3rd | Decathlon | 7179 |
| 2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 3rd | Decathlon | 7100 |
| 2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 5th | Pole vault | 4.20 m |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India | 9th | Decathlon | 6875 |
| 2011 | African Combined Events Championships | Réduit, Mauritius | 2nd | Decathlon | 7444 |
| 2011 | Indian Ocean Games | Victoria, Seychelles | 2nd | Decathlon | 7456 |
| 2011 | All Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 2nd | Decathlon | 7481 |
| 2012 | African Combined Events Championships | Réduit, Mauritius | 2nd | Decathlon | 7356 |
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 3rd | Decathlon | 6995 |
| 2013 | African Combined Events Championships | Réduit, Mauritius | 1st | Decathlon | 7049 |
| 2013 | Francophone Games | Nice, France | 3rd | Decathlon | 7511 |
| 2014 | African Combined Events Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 2nd | Decathlon | 7537 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Scotland | 11th | Decathlon | 7303 |
| 2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 2nd | Decathlon | 7312 |