Inha Babakova

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.

Inha Alvidasivna Babakova

Personal information
Full name	Інга Альвідасівна Бабакова
Nationality	Ukraine
Born	(1967-06-26) 26 June 1967 Aşgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	High jump (outdoor): 2.05 m High jump (indoor): 2.00 m
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Soviet Union World Championships 1991 Tokyo High jump Representing  Ukraine Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta High jump World Championships 1999 Seville High jump 1997 Athens High jump 2001 Edmonton High jump 1995 Gothenburg High jump World Indoor Championships 1997 Paris High Jump 2001 Lisbon High Jump 1993 Toronto High Jump

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.[1]