Julie Bourgis wins Youth Olympic Games pole vault gold in Dakar, Digi Mart USA News (Dakar, Senegal): At 17 years old, Julie Bourgis, an athlete with AC Cambrai Athlétisme, cleared the bar at 4.20 meters on Sunday, November 8, at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Dakar. The result is a new triumph following her European title earlier this summer.
Bourgis carried the colors of France at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. On Sunday, November 8, 2026, the 17-year-old from Cambrai won the pole vault competition with a jump of 4.20 meters.
Licensed with AC Cambrai Athlétisme, Bourgis gives her club another international title. She is already European champion, having cleared 4.40 meters in July, and she now adds a medal to her record.
France 3 Régions previously met Bourgis after the European Championships in Rieti, Italy, to profile her. She said she discovered pole vault at age 11 “by chance.” “I like sport, I signed up for athletics.
The group was really friendly, and since I was doing well at the pole vault, I kept going. The pole vault is never boring!”
With her Youth Olympic performance, Bourgis gives France its third gold medal of the competition. The other two were won by the rugby sevens team and archer Maël Lamouret.
France is now fifth in the medal standings.
