Mathieu Collet
French pole vaulter (born 1995)
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Mathieu Collet (born 15 March 1995) is a French pole vaulter. He placed fourth overall at the 2026 European Athletics Championships.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 March 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
| Club | Entente Athletique Grenoble 38 |
| Coached by | Philippe Collet |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Pole vault: 5.82 m (2026) |
Biography
From Grenoble, he is a member of Entente Athletique Grenoble 38. He and his brother Thibaut Collet are coached by their father Philippe Collet, himself a former pole vaulter.[2] In 2016, he was runner-up at the French Junior National Athletics Championships with a first-time clearance of 5.40 metres to finish behind Axel Chapelle.[3]
Collet placed third in the pole vault at the 2019 French Indoor Athletics Championships and placed seventh representing France at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italy.[4][5] In February 2020, he cleared a personal best 5.74 metres while competing in Rouen.[6] However, while training in the United States in April 2022, he had a fall from a broken pole vault that left him unsure of his future in the sport.[7]
In February 2026, Collet improved his personal best by one centimeter in Clermont with a clearance of 5.75 metres.[8] On 26 July, he cleared 5.82m to place second to his brother Thibaut at the French Championships in Albi.[9][10] In August 2026, he competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, placing fourth overall on his first appearance for the senior French national team.[11]