Tia Hellebaut
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| Country | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
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| Date of birth | February 16, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Antwerp |
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| Height | 1.82 m | |
| Weight | 62 kg | |
| Personal Best | High jump (outdoor): 2.03 m High jump (indoor): 2.05 m |
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| Highest World Ranking: | 2nd | |
| Medal record | ||
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| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2006 Gothenburg | High Jump |
| World Indoor Championships | ||
| Gold | 2008 Valencia | Pentathlon |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
| Gold | 2007 Birmingham | High Jump |
Tia Hellebaut (born February 16, 1978 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian athlete who used to be active in the heptathlon but now specializes in the high jump event. She holds the Belgian records for heptathlon, indoor pentathlon, and high jump, both indoors and outdoors.
Hellebaut is being trained by her partner, Wim Vandeven, at her club, Atletica 84. She was a professional athlete with Atletiek Vlaanderen in the period from 2001 to October 2005. From November 1, 2006 she again became a professional athlete, this time at Bloso. Currently she lives in Tessenderlo.
At the 2006 European Championships and 2007 Indoor European Championships she won the gold medal in high jump. The 2006 victory became especially notable, when just a couple of minutes later her close friend and compatriot Kim Gevaert completed a historical sprint double. The images of both athletes celebrating their victory together, wrapped in a national flag, became part of Belgian sports history.
In 2007 she set the fourth best pentathlon score of all time, but chose not to contest the European Indoor Championships because of illness, choosing instead to compete only in the high jump, which she later won. Most of the remainder of her 2007 high jump season was hampered by an ankle injury.
A shoulder injury, which makes it difficult for her to throw the javelin has meant that it is unlikely she will ever again contest a heptathlon.
For the 2008 indoor season, Hellebaut returned her focus to multi-events and became world champion of pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia, where she set a secord for the best high jump result in a women's multi-event competition, clearing 1.99 m.[1]
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[edit] International Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Event | Result | Extra |
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| 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) | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | heptathlon | 14th | 5680 points |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | heptathlon | retired after day one (ill) | |
| 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 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | high jump | 14th in final round | 1.90 metres |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | pentathlon | winner | 4867 points |
[edit] Personal Records
| Event | Result | Year | Extra |
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| 100 metres hurdles | 13"91 seconds | 2006 | |
| 60 metres hurdles | 8"50 seconds | 2006 | |
| Triple jump | 13.05 metres | 2001 | |
| Shot put | 13.26 metres | 2006 | |
| Javelin throw | 44.37 metres | 2001 | |
| 200 metres | 24"65 seconds | 2006 | |
| 800 metres | 2'14"75 seconds | 2006 | |
| Long jump indoor | 6.42 metres | 2007 | |
| Long jump outdoor | 6.44 metres | 2007 | |
| High jump indoor | 2.05 metres | 2007, March 3 | Birmingham, Indoor European Championships, Championship Record |
| High jump outdoor | 2.03 metres | 2006, August 11 | Gothenburg, European Championships, Championship Record |
| Heptathlon | 6201 points | 2006, June 3 | Götzis, Austria |
| Pentathlon | 4877 points | 2007 |
[edit] Belgian Records
[edit] External links
[edit] References
| Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Lyudmila Blonska |
World Indoor Penthatlon champion 2008 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Kajsa Bergqvist |
European High Jump champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Anna Chicherova |
European Indoor High Jump champion 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Kim Gevaert |
Gouden Spike 2006 |
Succeeded by Kim Gevaert |
| Preceded by Kathleen Smet |
Vlaams Sportjuweel 2006 |
Succeeded by Women's 4x100 m team (Olivia Borlée, Kim Gevaert, Hanna Mariën, Elodie Ouedraogo) |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Hellebaut, Tia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional Athlete, concentrates on high jump, penta- & heptathlon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp, Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
