Philippe Collet (born 13 December 1963) 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 Representing 1983Universiade Edmonton, Canada6th5.20 m1985Universiade Kobe, Japan 2nd5.70 mWorld Cup Canberra, Australia 2nd5.50 m11986European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd5.65 mEuropean Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 3rd5.75 m1987European Indoor Championships Liévin, France4th5.75 m1988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5th5.60 mOlympic Games Seoul, South Korea5th5.70 m1989World Cup Barcelona, Spain 1st5.75 m11990European Championships Split, Yugoslavia4th5.70 m1991World Championships Tokyo, Japan —NM1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy11th5.40 mOlympic GamesBarcelona, Spain7th5.55 mWorld CupHavana, Cuba 2nd5.40 m11994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4th5.80 m 1Representing Europe
See also French all-time top lists - Pole vault
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