Jean-Claude Rabbath Explained

Jean-Claude Rabbath (born 12 July 1977 in Beirut) is a Lebanese high jumper.

He finished thirteenth at the 2005 Asian Championships, won the gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games and the silver medal at the 2007 Asian Championships. He also competed at the 1999 World Championships, the 2000 Olympic Games, the 2004 Olympic Games^[1] and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final round.

His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved twice in April 2004 in Beirut and in June 2004 in Bucharest. Rabbath was also a basketball player and won many titles, including the Asian Championship with Sagesse SC.

Competition record

Representing
1996	Arab Junior Championships	Latakia, Syria	bgcolor=silver	2nd	2.05 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	–	NM
	Pan Arab Games	Beirut, Lebanon	3rd	2.14 m m
1998	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	6th	2.15 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	6th	2.22 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	23rd (q)	2.20 m
	Arab Championships	Beirut, Lebanon	bgcolor=gold	1st	2.20 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	33rd (q)	2.15 m
2001	Jeux de la Francophonie	Ottawa, Canada	10th	2.10 m
	Arab Championships	Damascus, Syria	bgcolor=gold	1st	2.07 m
2002	West Asian Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	bgcolor=gold	1st	2.10 m
	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	8th	2.10 m
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	8th	2.10 m
2003	Arab Championships	Amman, Jordan	bgcolor=gold	1st	2.21 m
	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	6th	2.15 m
	Military World Games	Catania, Italy	4th	2.10 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	25th (q)	2.20 m
2005	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	10th	2.14 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	23rd (q)	2.15 m
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	13th	2.10 m
	West Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	4th	2.10 m
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Niamey, Niger	8th	2.10 m
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	bgcolor=gold	1st	2.23 m
2007	Arab Championships	Amman, Jordan	bgcolor=gold	1st	2.23 m
	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	bgcolor=silver	2nd	2.21 m
	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt	8th	2.05 m
2008	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	2.18 m
2009	Jeux de la Francophonie	Beirut, Lebanon	6th	2.15 m
2010	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	3rd	2.17 m
	West Asian Championships	Aleppo, Syria	5th	2.15 m
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	11th	2.10 m

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/jean-claude-rabbath-1.html . 15 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213185425/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/jean-claude-rabbath-1.html . 13 December 2012 .