Patrick Abada

Patrick Abada (born 20 March 1954 in Paris) is a retired French pole vaulter and Olympian, having competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. 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.[1] He represented France in pole vaulting 25 times between 1973 and 1985.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 4th 5.45 m
1979 Universiade Mexico City, Mexico 3rd 5.55 m
1979 World Cup Montreal, Canada 2nd 5.45 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 5.55 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 5.50 m

Physical characteristics

Current work

He is currently president of the athletics section of the Racing Club de France .[2]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
United States Mike Tully
Men's Pole Vault Best Year Performance
alongside France Philippe Houvion

1979
Succeeded by
Poland Władysław Kozakiewicz



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