Renaud Lavillenie is the world's best pole vaulter. World record holder; Olympic and European champion; but never world champion.
Beaten into third place in Beijing, Lavillonie admitted he was disappointed and although a medal is good, it was the "wrong colour".
Other great athletes have for some reason or other failed to make their ultimate goal, such as Paula Radcliffe at the Olympics, so you just have to accept as the Frenchman said "it's just not my event".
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