Inha Babakova
Aşgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | High jump (outdoor): 2.05 m High jump (indoor): 2.00 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Inha Babakova (née Butkus, born 26 June 1967) is a former
Turkmen SSR
. Her personal best is 2.05 metres.
Babakova won an Olympic bronze medal in
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.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Soviet Union
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| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan
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3rd | 1.96 m
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Representing  Ukraine
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| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 2.00 m |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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4th | 1.93 m
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| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden
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3rd | 1.99 m
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| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States
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3rd | 2.01 m
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| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France
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2nd | 2.00 m
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| World Championships | Athens, Greece
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2nd | 1.96 m
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| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain
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1st | 1.99 m
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| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia
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5th | 1.96 m
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| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal
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2nd | 2.00 m
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| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada
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2nd | 2.00 m
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| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom
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8th | 1.92 m
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| World Championships | Paris, France
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15th q | 1.88 m
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| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece
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9th | 1.93 m |
Note: Results with a q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.
See also
References
- ^ "Records Outdoor Women". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
External links
- Inha Babakova at World Athletics
- Inha Babakova at Olympics.com
- Inha Babakova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Sporting Heroes
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