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.^[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

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

¹Representing Europe

Physical characteristics

• Height: 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
• Weight: 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)

Current work

He is currently president of the athletics section of the Racing Club de France .^[5]

Personal life

Abada is from an Algerian family of Turkish origin.^[6]