Inha Babakova

Inha Babakowa (Ukrainian Інга Бабакова, English transcription Inha Babakova, born Butkus, . * June 27, 1967 in Ashgabat ) is a former Ukrainian high jumper.

Inha Butkus was born in Turkmenistan, the daughter of Lithuanian parents. She married Sergei Babakov. Their first son was born in 1990, a second son of the late 90s. Before the birth of her first son was their best performance in the high jump at 1.92 m from the year 1988. 1991 she jumped 2,02 m. At the 1991 World Championships, she won with 1.96 m bronze for the Soviet Union behind Heike Henkel (GER ) and Jelena Jelessina (URS ). From 1993, launched Inha Babakowa for Ukraine. Your first medal for Ukraine they took at the World Indoor Championships in 1993. With 2.00 m she won bronze behind Heike Henkel and Stefka Kostadinova (BUL ). At the World Championships in 1993 Babakowa was not at the start. At the European Championships in 1994 Babakowa covered with 1.93 m in fourth place. At the 1995 World Championships Inha Babakowa covered with 1.99 m third place behind Stefka Kostadinowa and Alina Astafei (GER ). Four weeks later, Inha Babakowa jumped in Tokyo their peak performance with 2.05 m.

Also at the 1996 Olympics won Babakowa bronze. Behind Kostadinowa with 2.05 m and Niki Bakoyianni (GRE ) with 2.03 m jumped Babakowa 2.01 m. Babakowa jumped all heights in the first attempt, while the Greek to 2.01 m had three failed attempts, but after Bakoyiánni last attempt mastered 2.03 m, Babakowa could not counter. At the World Indoor Championships in 1997 Babakowa won with 2.00 m silver behind Kostadinowa and before Hanne Haugland (NOR ). At the 1997 World Championships Babakowa covered with 1.96 m together with Olga Kalturina (RUS ) in second place behind Hanne Haugland. After maternity leave for her second child Inha Babakowa was at the 1999 World Championships back. With 1.99 m, although they jumped as high as the two Russians Jelena and Svetlana Lapina Jelessina, but since Babakowa had taken the 1.99 m in the first attempt, she won the title.

At the 2000 Olympic Games Babakowa reached fifth place with 1.96 m. At the World Indoor Championships in 2001 Babakowa jumped 2.00m exactly as high as the champion Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE ), but because the majority of failures Babakowa only got silver. Your last medal was another silver at the 2001 World Championships as reached at the World Indoor Championships Babakowa with 2.00 m, the same height as the winner, only that this time it Hestrie Cloete (RSA ) was won. ; Kajsa Bergqvist was 1.97 m third parties. At the World Indoor Championships 2003, she was eighth with 1.92 m, at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens ninth with 1.93m.

At a height of 1.80 m Babakowa had a competition weight of 60 kg. You never competed in their whole career at European Indoor Championships, and her fourth place in 1994 was their only result in outdoor European Championships. Their Olympic record is mixed. But she was in the odd World Cup years always a medal candidate.