Jean-Claude Rabbath

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 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 Lebanese Powerhouses Sagesse.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Lebanon
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	–	NM
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
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	33rd (q)	2.15 m
2001	Jeux de la Francophonie	Ottawa, Canada	10th	2.10 m
2002	West Asian Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	1st	2.10 m
	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	8th	2.10 m
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	8th	2.10 m
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	6th	2.15 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
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Niamey, Niger	8th	2.10 m
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	2.23 m
2007	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	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
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	11th	2.10 m

External links

• Jean-Claude Rabbath at World Athletics