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{{Short description|Lebanese high jumper (born 1977)}}
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'''Jean-Claude Rabbath''' (born 12 July 1977 in [[Beirut]]) is a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[high jump]]er.

He finished thirteenth at the [[2005 Asian Championships in Athletics|2005 Asian Championships]], won the gold medal at the [[Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Asian Games]] and the silver medal at the [[2007 Asian Championships in Athletics|2007 Asian Championships]]. He also competed at the [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999 World Championships]], the [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump|2000 Olympic Games]],  the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|2004 Olympic Games]]<ref name=sref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/jean-claude-rabbath-1.html |accessdate=15 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213185425/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/jean-claude-rabbath-1.html |archivedate=13 December 2012 }}</ref> and the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's High Jump|2005 World Championships]] without reaching the final round.

His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved twice in April 2004 in [[Beirut]] and in June 2004 in Bucharest. Rabbath was also a basketball player and won many titles, including the Asian Championship with [[Sagesse SC (basketball)|Sagesse SC]].{{fact|date=March 2020}}

==Competition record==
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|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{LIB}}
|-
|1996
|[[1996 Arab Junior Athletics Championships|Arab Junior Championships]]
|[[Latakia, Syria]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|2.04 m
|-
|rowspan=2|1997
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Paris, France]]
| –
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump|NM]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1997 Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]]
|[[Beirut, Lebanon]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|2.14 m m
|-
|1998
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Bangkok, Thailand]]
|6th
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's high jump|2.15 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1999
|[[Athletics at the 1999 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Palma de Mallorca, Spain]]
|6th
|[[Athletics at the 1999 Summer Universiade – Men's high jump|2.22 m]]
|-
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|23rd (q)
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|2.20 m]]
|-
|[[1999 Arab Athletics Championships|Arab Championships]]
|[[Beirut, Lebanon]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|2.20 m
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|33rd (q)
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|2.15 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]]
|[[Ottawa, Canada]]
|10th
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#High jump|2.10 m]]
|-
|[[2001 Arab Athletics Championships|Arab Championships]]
|[[Damascus, Syria]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|2.07 m
|-
|rowspan=3|2002
|[[Athletics at the 2002 West Asian Games|West Asian Games]]
|[[Kuwait City, Kuwait]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|2.10 m
|-
|[[2002 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Colombo, Sri Lanka]]
|8th
|[[2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's high jump|2.10 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Busan, South Korea]]
|8th
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's high jump|2.10 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2003
|[[2003 Arab Athletics Championships|Arab Championships]]
|[[Amman, Jordan]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|2.21 m
|-
|[[2003 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Manila, Philippines]]
|6th
|[[2003 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's high jump|2.15 m]]
|-
|[[Track and field at the 2003 Military World Games|Military World Games]]
|[[Catania, Italy]]
|4th
|2.10 m
|-
|2004
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|25th (q)
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|2.20 m]]
|-
|rowspan=5|2005
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]
|[[Almería, Spain]]
|10th
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games – Results#High jump|2.14 m]]
|-
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|23rd (q)
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|2.15 m]]
|-
|[[2005 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Incheon, South Korea]]
|13th
|[[2005 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's high jump|2.10 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2005 West Asian Games|West Asian Games]]
|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|4th
|2.10 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]]
|[[Niamey, Niger]]
|8th
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#High jump|2.10 m]]
|-
|2006
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's high jump|2.23 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2007
|[[2007 Arab Athletics Championships|Arab Championships]]
|[[Amman, Jordan]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|2.23 m
|-
|[[2007 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Amman, Jordan]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[2007 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's high jump|2.21 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2007 Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]]
|[[Cairo, Egypt]]
|8th
|[[Athletics at the 2007 Pan Arab Games – Results#High jump|2.05 m]]
|-
|2008
|[[2008 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships|Asian Indoor Championships]]
|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|4th
|[[2008 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships – Results#High jump|2.18 m]]
|-
|2009
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]]
|[[Beirut, Lebanon]]
|6th
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#High jump|2.15 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2010
|[[2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships|Asian Indoor Championships]]
|[[Tehran, Iran]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships – Results#High jump|2.17 m]]
|-
|[[2010 West Asian Athletics Championships|West Asian Championships]]
|[[Aleppo, Syria]]
|5th
|2.15 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Guangzhou, China]]
|11th
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's high jump|2.10 m]]
|}

==External links==
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*{{World Athletics}}

{{Footer Asian Games Champions High Jump Men}}

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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Lebanese high jumpers]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Lebanon]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Male high jumpers]]
[[Category:Lebanese male athletes]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Lebanon]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games]]
[[Category:Mediterranean Games competitors for Lebanon]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Beirut]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]

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