guigon qualified for the french squad in the men's pole vault at the 2004 summer olympics in athens. two months before the games, he registered a personal best clearance and an olympic a-standard of 5.75 m to secure a spot on the french team at the national athletics meet in reims. during the prelims, guigon started off with a single foul, until he successfully surpassed 5.30 m on the second attempt. failing to clear his next targeted height of 5.50 m after three straight misses, guigon shared a thirty-first spot with poland's adam kolasa throughout the overall standings, and did not advance past the qualifying round.