Ruben Gado Explained

Ruben Gado
Birth Date:	13 December 1993
Birth Place:	Saint-Denis, Réunion^[1]
Height:	1.80 m
Weight:	75 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Decathlon
Club:	Clermont Athlétisme Auvergne
Coach:	Aurelien Preteseille

Ruben Gado (born 13 December 1993 in Saint-Denis, Réunion) is a French athlete competing in the combined events. He represented his country at the 2018 World Indoor Championships finishing seventh. He earlier won a silver medal at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.^[2]

International competitions

Representing
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	7th	Decathlon (junior)	7498 pts
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	–	Decathlon	DNF
2017	Jeux de la Francophonie	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Decathlon	7839 pts
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	7th	Heptathlon	5927 pts
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	17th	Decathlon	7137 pts

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.75 (+0.3 m/s, Talence 2018)
• 200 metres – 22.30 (-1.0 m/s, Aurillac 2018)
• 400 metres – 47.65 (Berlin 2018)
• 1500 metres – 4:20.86 (Albi 2018)
• 110 metres hurdles – 14.88 (+1.2 m/s, Albi 2018)
• High jump – 1.97 (Arona 2017)
• Pole vault – 5.32 (Arona 2016)
• Long jump – 7.43 (+1.5 m/s, Talence 2018)
• Shot put – 13.63 (Albi 2018)
• Discus throw – 39.87 (Albi 2018)
• Javelin throw – 60.34 (Aubiére 2017)
• Decathlon – 8126 (Albi 2018)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.97 (Aubiére 2016)
• 1000 metres – 2:36.65 (Reims 2016)
• 60 metres hurdles – 8.32 (Lyon 2015)
• High jump – 2.00 (Madrid 2018)
• Pole vault – 5.35 (Aubiére 2015)
• Long jump – 7.33 (Madrid 2018)
• Shot put – 13.61 (Birmingham 2018)
• Heptathlon – 6014 (Madrid 2018)

Notes and References

1. Web site: FFA profile. FFA. 3 March 2018.
2. News: Ruben Gado, combinard persévérant - Track and Life. 2018-02-21. Track and Life. 2018-03-03. fr-FR.