Inha Babakova

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Inha Alvidasivna Babakova

| image = Inha Babakova - Signature.jpg

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| fullname = Інга Альвідасівна Бабакова

| nationality = {{UKR}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|06|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Aşgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union

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| height = 1.80 m

| weight = 60 kg

| sport = Track and field

| event = High jump

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| pb = High jump (outdoor): 2.05 m
High jump (indoor): 2.00 m

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{URS}} }}

{{MedalCountry | {{UKR}} }}

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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{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Inha Babakova |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/inha-babakova-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202214533/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/inha-babakova-1.html |archive-date=2 December 2016}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-women |title=Records Outdoor Women |access-date=30 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111105152/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-women |archive-date=11 January 2012}}

Achievements

{{AchievementTable}}
colspan="5"\|Representing {{URS}}
1991 \|World Championships \|Tokyo, Japan \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|1.96 m
colspan="5"\|Representing {{UKR}}
1993 \|World Indoor Championships \|Toronto, Canada \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|2.00 m
1994 \|European Championships \|Helsinki, Finland \|4th \|1.93 m
1995 \|World Championships \|Gothenburg, Sweden \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|1.99 m
1996 \|Olympic Games \|Atlanta, United States \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|2.01 m
rowspan=2\|1997 \|World Indoor Championships \|Paris, France \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|2.00 m
World Championships \|Athens, Greece \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|1.96 m
1999 \|World Championships \|Seville, Spain \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|1.99 m
2000 \|Olympic Games \|Sydney, Australia \|5th \|1.96 m
rowspan=2\|2001 \|World Indoor Championships \|Lisbon, Portugal \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|2.00 m
World Championships \|Edmonton, Canada \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|2.00 m
rowspan=2\|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

colspan="5"|Representing {{URS}}

1991

|World Championships

|Tokyo, Japan

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|1.96 m

colspan="5"|Representing {{UKR}}

1993

|World Indoor Championships

|Toronto, Canada

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|2.00 m

1994

|European Championships

|4th

1995

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|1.99 m

1996

|Olympic Games

|Atlanta, United States

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|2.01 m

rowspan=2|1997

|World Indoor Championships

|Paris, France

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|2.00 m

World Championships

|Athens, Greece

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|1.96 m

1999

|World Championships

|Seville, Spain

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

2000

|5th

rowspan=2|2001

|World Indoor Championships

|Lisbon, Portugal

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|2.00 m

World Championships

|Edmonton, Canada

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|2.00 m

rowspan=2|2003

|World Indoor Championships

|Birmingham, United Kingdom

|8th

|15th q

2004

|9th

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

References

External links

{{World Athletics}}
{{Olympics.com|inha-babakova|org_archive=20190703180923}}
{{Olympedia}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060910023732/http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1414 Sporting Heroes]

{{succession box|before={{flagicon|BUL}} Stefka Kostadinova|title=Women's High Jump Best Year Performance|years=1994 – 1995|after={{flagicon|BUL}} Stefka Kostadinova}}

{{succession box|before={{flagicon|BUL}} Stefka Kostadinova|title=Women's High Jump Best Year Performance
alongside {{flagicon|BUL}} Stefka Kostadinova|years=1997|after={{flagicon|BUL}} Venelina Veneva}}

Category:1967 births

Category:Living people

Category:Ukrainian female high jumpers

Category:Soviet female high jumpers

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Category:Sportspeople from Ashgabat

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic athletes for Ukraine

Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine