Philippe Collet

Personal information
Born	13 December 1963 Nancy, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Club	ASPTT Grenoble
Medal record Men’s athletics Universiade Kobe 1985 Pole vault European Indoor Championships Madrid 1986 Pole vault European Championships 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