Patrick Abada

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates 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. He represented France in pole vaulting 25 times between 1973 and 1985.

International competitions

Representing
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	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

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Current work

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

Personal life

Abada is from an Algerian family of Turkish origin.

External links

• https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/AthletismeFicheAthlete1137.html
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