Niki Bakoyianni

Niki Bakoyianni
Medal record
Women’s athletics
Competitor for  Greece
Olympic Games
Silver 1996 Atlanta High jump
European Indoor Championships
Silver 1996 Stockholm High jump

Niki Bakoyianni (Greek: Νίκη Μπακογιάννη, [ˈnici bakoˈʝani], born June 9, 1968) is a retired Greek high jumper. She was born in Lamia.

Career

She is best known for winning a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics after a tough competition with Stefka Kostadinova, who eventually became Olympic champion. This was Bakogianni's second silver medal that year, as she had placed second in the European Indoor Championships.

Bakoyanni had several honours in minor athletics competitions, such as the Mediterranean Games and the Balkan Games. She won the gold medal in the latter three times (1990 in Istanbul, 1992 in Sofia and 1994 in Trikala).

Her personal best jump of 2.03 metres is the current Greek record.[1]

After retiring she has worked as a coach. She coaches high jumper Konstadinos Baniotis.[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 5th 1.83 m
1987 Mediterranean Games Latakia, Syria 3rd
1991 Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 3rd
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 2nd 1.96 m (NR)
Olympic Games Atlanta, USA 2nd 2.03 m (NR)
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 14th (q) 1.92 m
Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 2nd 1.93 m

References

  1. ^ Greek all-time list, women - Athletix
  2. ^ Nikitaridis, Michalis (15 June 2008). "World Leading 14.92m for Devetzi in Athens - Greek National Champs". IAAF.org. http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=45327.html. Retrieved 2008-06-16.