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Tia Hellebaut (b. February 16, 1978, Antwerp) is a Belgian athlete that used to be active in the heptathlon but has recently specialized in the high jump event.
Hellebaut is being trained by Wim Vandeven at her club, Atletica 84. She used to be a professional athlete with Atletiek Vlaanderen in the period from 2001 until October 2005. From November 1, 2006 she will again become a professional athlete, but then at Bloso. Currently she lives in Tessenderlo.
At the 2006 European Championships and 2007 Indoor European Championships she won the gold medal.
[edit] International Achievements
Year |
Tournament |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Extra |
1995 |
European Youth Olympic Days |
Bath, Great-Britain |
high jump |
9th |
1.75 metres |
1997 |
European Championships for Juniors |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
heptathlon |
11th |
5157 points |
1999 |
European Championships (Ages 20-22) |
Göteborg, Sweden |
heptathlon |
6th |
5548 points |
2000 |
European Championships Indoor |
Ghent, Belgium |
pentathlon |
14th (injured after day one) |
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2001 |
World Championships |
Edmonton, Canada |
heptathlon |
14th |
5680 points |
2003 |
World Championships |
Paris, France |
heptathlon |
retired after day one (ill) |
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2004 |
World Championships Indoor |
Budapest, Hungary |
pentathlon |
5th |
4526 points |
2004 |
Summer Olympics |
Athens, Greece |
high jump |
12th in final round |
1.85 metres |
2005 |
World Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
high jump |
6th in final round |
1.93 metres |
2006 |
World Championships Indoor |
Helsinki, Finland |
high jump |
6th in final round |
1.93 metres |
2006 |
European Championships |
Göteborg, Sweden |
high jump |
winner |
2.03 metres |
2006 |
IAAF Golden League Brussels |
Brussels, Belgium |
high jump |
winner |
1.98 metres |
2006 |
IAAF Golden League Berlin |
Berlin, Germany |
high jump |
winner |
2.00 metres |
2007 |
Golden High Jump Gala |
Brussels, Belgium |
high jump |
winner |
2.00 metres |
2007 |
European Indoor Championships |
Birmingham, England |
high jump |
winner |
2.05 metres |
[edit] Personal Records
[edit] Belgian Records
Event |
Result |
Year |
Location |
Pentathlon indoor |
4268 points |
February 17, 1999 |
Ghent, Belgium |
Pentathlon indoor |
4436 points |
February 25, 2001 |
Ghent, Belgium |
Pentathlon indoor |
4560 points |
February 1, 2004 |
Zuidbroek, the Netherlands |
Pentathlon indoor |
4589 points |
February 21, 2004 |
Aubière, France |
High Jump outdoor |
1.95 metres |
June 20, 2004 |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
High Jump outdoor |
1.95 metres |
August 27, 2004 |
Athens, Greece |
Long Jump indoor |
6.36 metres |
February 19, 2006 |
Ghent, Belgium |
High Jump indoor |
1.96 metres |
February 26, 2006 |
Ghent, Belgium |
High Jump indoor |
1.97 metres |
February 28, 2006 |
Tallinn, Estonia |
Heptathlon outdoor |
6201 points |
May 28, 2006 |
Götzis, Austria |
High Jump outdoor |
1.98 metres |
June 2, 2006 |
Oslo, Norway |
High Jump outdoor |
2.00 metres |
July 8, 2006 |
Paris, France |
High Jump outdoor |
2.00 metres |
July 15, 2006 |
Rome, Italy |
High Jump outdoor |
2.01 metres |
August 11, 2006 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
High Jump outdoor |
2.03 metres |
August 11, 2006 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
High Jump indoor |
2.00 metres |
January 27, 2007 |
Brussels, Belgium |
High Jump indoor |
2.01 metres |
March 3, 2007 |
Birmingham, England |
High Jump indoor |
2.03 metres |
March 3, 2007 |
Birmingham, England |
High Jump indoor |
2.05 metres |
March 3, 2007 |
Birmingham, England |
[edit] External links
Persondata |
NAME |
Hellebaut, Tia |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
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SHORT DESCRIPTION |
Professional Athlete, concentrates on high jump, penta- & heptathlon |
DATE OF BIRTH |
February 16, 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH |
Antwerp, Belgium |
DATE OF DEATH |
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PLACE OF DEATH |
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