French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati’s manhood prevents him from medaling at Paris 2024

Anthony Ammirati went viral during the 2024 Paris Olympics after he missed his target height because his manhood hit the bar.

The 21-year-old Frenchman looked set to jump 5.70 metres until a sensitive body part prevented him from doing so during his third jump on Saturday, prompting hilarious reactions from viewers on social media.

“Anthony Ammirati failed the bar and the commentators are already having a hard time acknowledging what happened. Help, I’m dying,” one user posted on X.

“Bad luck, but also a good flex,” another noted.

“The best way to lose… man’s ego is still there,” said someone else.

Anthony Ammirati failed to qualify for the men’s pole vault on Saturday because of his enormous belly

“Oh, he brought that baguette to the games,” said one fan.

Ammirati had already cleared two heights before his genitals ruined his score, eventually finishing 12th with a height of 5.60 in Group A.

Robin Emig and Thibault Collet – compatriots of Ammirati – registered heights of 5.60 meters and 5.75 meters respectively.

Collet, who in June became the third-best French athlete in pole vault history after clearing the bar with a height of 5.95 metres, said of his performance on Saturday: ‘When people say the Games are different, they are different.

Ammirati eventually finished 12th with a height of 5.6m. The pole vault final is now on Monday

‘I thought it wouldn’t necessarily affect me if I came into the third world with the potentially best performance of the year, but that doesn’t mean anything.

‘Today I missed my match. I knew this qualification would be tough and now I’m taking it in my face.

“The Olympics are over. I’m going to pack my bags before I go home.”

The pole vault final will now take place on Monday.