Philippe Collet

French pole vaulter
Philippe Collet
Personal information
Born13 December 1963
Nancy, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
ClubASPTT Grenoble
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Universiade
Silver medal – second place Kobe 1985 Pole vault
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place Madrid 1986 Pole vault
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place Stuttgart 1986 Pole vault

Philippe Collet (born 13 December 1963 in Nancy) is a retired French pole vaulter. He twice competed at the Olympic Games, in 1988 and 1992, reaching the final on both occasions. In addition, he represented Europe at the World Cup three times finishing second in 1985 and 1992 and first in 1989.

His personal bests in the event are 5.85 metres outdoors (Paris 1986) and 5.94 metres indoors (Grenoble 1990).

He now coaches his two sons, Thibaut and Mathieu.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  France
1983 Universiade Edmonton, Canada 6th 5.20 m
1985 Universiade Kobe, Japan 2nd 5.70 m
World Cup Canberra, Australia 2nd 5.50 m1
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd 5.65 m
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 3rd 5.75 m
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 4th 5.75 m
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 5.60 m
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 5th 5.70 m
1989 World Cup Barcelona, Spain 1st 5.75 m1
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 4th 5.70 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan NM
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 11th 5.40 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 7th 5.55 m
World Cup Havana, Cuba 2nd 5.40 m1
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 5.80 m

1Representing Europe

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