Patrick Abada
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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 | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 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 |
1Representing Europe
Physical characteristics
[edit | edit source]- Height: 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
- Weight: 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Current work
[edit | edit source]He is currently president of the athletics section of the Racing Club de France .[5]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Abada is from an Algerian family of Turkish origin.[6]
Notes
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- ^ World men's all-time best pole vault
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External links
[edit | edit source]- https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/AthletismeFicheAthlete1137.html
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Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Paris
- French men pole vaulters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for France
- World Athletics Championships athletes for France
- Universiade bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- French sportspeople of Algerian descent
- French sportspeople of Turkish descent
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for France
- Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century French sportsmen
- French athletics biography stubs