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Patrick Abada
French pole vaulter

Patrick Abada

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French pole vaulter
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Place of birth
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Age
70 years
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Biography

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.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
1976Olympic GamesMontreal, Canada4th5.45 m
1979UniversiadeMexico City, Mexico3rd5.55 m
1979World CupMontreal, Canada2nd5.45 m
1980European Indoor ChampionshipsSindelfingen, West Germany3rd5.55 m
1983European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rd5.55 m
Mediterranean GamesCasablanca, Morocco1st5.55 m
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th5.55 m

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

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Personal life

Abada is from an Algerian family of Turkish origin.

Trivia

  • For several months he had a relationship with Claude Chirac, the youngest daughter of the former French president Jacques Chirac.
  • In a TV show called “The Superstars: The Superstars” filmed on 2 August 1980, he competed for the Ferguson Trophy. It was filmed in the Wingate Sports Institute, Netanya, Israel, and the competitors were: Brian Jacks, Judo champion and winner of that year's UK Superstars; Ties Kruize, 1977 and joint 1978 European Superstars champion, from the Netherlands; Kjell Isaksson, Swedish pole vaulter, and winner of the first two European series; Moshe Ganzi, Israeli water-ski champion; Tony Ward, Rugby Union's player of the year, from Ireland; Joop Zoetemelk, Dutch champion cyclist; and Kork Ballington, 250 and 350cc motor cycling world champion.
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