Ksenija Balta (born 1 November 1986) is an Estonian long jumper, sprinter and heptathlete. She won the long jump at the 2009 European Indoor Championships in Athletics.
Career Balta finished 14th in pentathlon at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and won the bronze medal in heptathlon at the 2005 European Junior Championships. She also competed in long jump and 100 metres at the 2006 European Championships and in long jump at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships with a 6.87 meter jump in the fourth round.
Balta's personal best score in heptathlon is 6,180 points, achieved in July 2006 in Arles; in long jump 6.87 meters, achieved in 2009 in Turin (indoor) and in 2010 in Tallinn (outdoor); in 100 metres 11.47, achieved in 2006 in Gothenburg; and in 200 metres 23.05 in 2006 in Arles. She holds national outdoor records in 100 metres, 200 metres and long jump. She also holds indoor national records in 50 metres, 60 m hurdles and long jump.
Her coach is Andrei Nazarov.
Major competition record Representing 2005European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 14thPentathlon3,711European Junior ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania 3rdHeptathlon5,7472006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 17th (q)100 m11.47 23rd (q)Long jump6.03 m2008Olympic Games Beijing, China 27th (q)Long jump6.38 mWorld Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany 2ndLong jump6.65 m2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy 1stLong jump6.87 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany 8thLong jump6.62 mWorld Athletics FinalThessaloniki, Greece 5thLong jump6.58 m2010World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 4thLong jump6.63 mEuropean Championships Barcelona, Spain –200 mDSQ 16th (q)Long jump6.53 m2016World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 7thLong jump6.60 mEuropean Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 4thLong jump6.65 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil 6thLong jump6.79 m2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia5thLong jump6.79 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom25th (q)Long jump6.15 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom8thLong jump 6.57 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany6thLong jump6.49 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan –Long jumpNM
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