Inha Babakova

Inha Babakova (née Butkus, born 26 June 1967) is a former high jumper who represented the Soviet Union and later Ukraine. She was born in Asgabat, Turkmen SSR. Her personal best is 2.05 metres.

Career

Babakova won an Olympic bronze medal in Atlanta 1996 and became World Champion in Seville 1999. She also won four other World Championship medals, with bronzes in 1991 and 1995 and silvers in 1997 and 2001. Track and Field News magazine ranked her in the world's top ten in their annual merit rankings for 13 out of 14 seasons (1991-2004), the exception being 1998. She was in the top five ten times. Only Stefka Kostadinova, among other female high jumpers, has more top ten rankings. Her 2.01 m clearance in Oslo on her 36th birthday in 2003 is the women's W35 World Record.

Achievements

Representing
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	1.96 m
Representing
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	3rd	2.00 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	1.93 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	1.99 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	3rd	2.01 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	2nd	2.00 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	1.96 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	1.99 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	5th	1.96 m
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	2.00 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	2.00 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	8th	1.92 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	15th q	1.88 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	9th	1.93 m

Note: Results with a q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.

See also

• Female two metres club

External links

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