Patrick Abada (born 20 March 1954 in Paris) is a retired French pole vaulter and Olympian, having competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] His best vault was one of 5.70 m, made on 26 August 1983, in Brussels. As of August 2001, that mark was the 126th best pole vault of all time.[2] He represented France in pole vaulting 25 times between 1973 and 1985.
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  France
| ||||
| 1973 | European Indoor Championships | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 6th | 5.20 m |
| European Junior Championships | Duisburg, West Germany | – | NM | |
| 1974 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 9th | 5.10 m |
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 4th | 5.45 m |
| 1978 | European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 9th | 5.30 m |
| 1979 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | – | NM |
| World Cup | Montreal, Canada | 2nd | 5.45 m1 | |
| Universiade | Mexico City, Mexico | 3rd | 5.55 m | |
| 1980 | European Indoor Championships | Sindelfingen, West Germany | 3rd | 5.55 m |
| 1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 5.55 m |
| Mediterranean Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 1st[3][4] | 5.55 m | |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 5.55 m | |
| 1985 | World Indoor Games | Paris, France | 4th | 5.50 m |
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Physical characteristics edit
- Height: 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
- Weight: 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Current work edit
He is currently president of the athletics section of the Racing Club de France .[5]
Personal life edit
Abada is from an Algerian family of Turkish origin.[6]
Notes edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patrick Abada". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ World men's all-time best pole vault
- ^ "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
1–0–0 1983 Casablanca ATH gold: pole vault
- ^ "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Racing Club de France Archived 2008-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Afrique-Asie, Issues 178-190: Sports, Société d'Éditions Afrique, Asie, Amérique Latine, 1979, p. 414,
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External links edit
- https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/AthletismeFicheAthlete1137.html
- Patrick Abada at World Athletics
- Patrick Abada at Olympics.com
- Patrick Abada at Olympedia
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