Tia Hellebaut
Hellebaut in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 February 1978 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Now coaching | Wim Vandeven |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1st (Beijing, 2008) |
| Personal best | High jump (outdoor & indoor): 2.05 m |
| Updated on 28 July 2022 | |
Tia Hellebaut (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtijaː ˈɦɛləbʌut]; born 16 February 1978) is a Belgian former track and field athlete. She started out in her sports career in the heptathlon, and afterwards specialized in the high jump event. She has cleared 2.05 metres both indoors and outdoors.
Hellebaut was the 2008 Olympic champion in the high jump. She was previously the European Champion in 2006 and then the European Indoor Champion in 2007. She won the gold medal in the pentathlon at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In addition to these medals, she has participated at the World Championships in Athletics on four occasions.
She held the Belgian records indoor long jump and indoor pentathlon until they were broken by Nafissatou Thiam and still holds the Belgian record in both indoors and outdoors high jump.