Inha Babakova, née Inha Butkus, (; born 26 June 1967) is a former Ukrainian 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 1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 3rd1.96 mRepresenting 1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada 3rd2.00 m1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4th1.93 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 3rd1.99 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States 3rd2.01 m1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France 2nd2.00 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 2nd1.96 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain 1st1.99 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia5th1.96 m2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal 2nd2.00 mWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada 2nd2.00 m2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom8th1.92 mWorld ChampionshipsParis, France15th q1.88 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece9th1.93 m Note: Results with a q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.
See also Female two metres club
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