Breda Lorenci-Babošek (16 July 1951 – 21 November 2025) was a Slovenian athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1972 Summer Olympics, representing Yugoslavia.
Babošek cleared 1.73 m in the qualifying round in Munich and did not advance to the final.
Prior to her Olympic appearance, Babošek won the bronze medal in the high jump at the 1971 Mediterranean Games with a leap of 1.74 m. She tied for 16th at the 1971 European Athletics Championships with a leap of 1.75 m.
She competed in the pentathlon at the 1978 European Athletics Championships where she finished 16th with 4064 points.
Her personal best in the high jump was 1.83 m set in Maribor in 1973.
She died on 21 November 2025 after being involved in a traffic incident earlier in August 2025 in Croatia.
Personal bests Event Time/distance Venue Date400 metres 57.6 Maribor, Slovenia 8 May 197880 m hurdles 12.3 Kranj, Slovenia 4 August 1968100 m hurdles 14.24 Sofia, Bulgaria 19 August 1977100 m hurdles 14.0 (h) Subotica, Serbia 8 October 1978Long Jump 5.94m Celje, Slovenia 26 May 1973Shot Put 14.51m Nova Gorica, Slovenia 20 August 1978Javelin Throw (old) 47.74m Celje, Slovenia 30 May 1971 All information from Slovenian Athletics Federation's all-time performance lists.
Two sources cite different personal bests for the pentathlon: World Athletics lists 4351 points in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 12 August 1978, and European Athletics lists 4029 points in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 12 August 1973.
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Photo of Babošek with her coach Milan Lorenci at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich (from the Slovenian Museum of Contemporary History's Section for Documentary Photography)