French pole vault star Renaud Lavillenie's Olympic Games has ended in tears after he was roundly booed once more by Brazilian fans as he received his silver medal.

Lavillenie, who hit out at the host nation's fans for their conduct during Tuesday's pole vault final, won by Brazilian Thiago Braz da Silva, had tears streaming down his face on the podium after being jeered for a second night running.

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Lavillenie looks down as he gets booed. Image: Getty

Bronze medallist Sam Kenrdicks tried to gesture to the crowd to stop booing, while da Silva raised his arms in a plea for his countrymen to settle down.

Afterwards the distraught 2012 Olympic gold medallist was consoled by international athletics chief Sebastian Coe and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach.

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Lavillenie breaks down. Image: AAP

It completed a miserable 24 hours for Lavillenie, who lost his Olympic crown in a dramatic final.

Lavillenie's final attempts in the competition were marked by deafening booing and catcalls as he prepared to jump.

The world record-holder later angrily slammed the conduct of the home fans, comparing it to the treatment meted out to Jesse Owens in the Nazi-era 1936 Berlin Games.

"In 1936 the crowd was against Jesse Owens. We've not seen this since. We have to deal with it," Lavillenie said, before apologising for the heat-of-the-moment comment.

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