Breda Babošek

Breda Lorenci-Babošek (born 16 July 1951) is a Slovenian retired athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1972 Summer Olympics, representing Yugoslavia.[1]

Breda Babošek
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Born (1951-07-16) 16 July 1951
Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump

Babošek cleared 1.73m in the qualifying round in Munich and did not advance to the final.

Prior to her Olympic appearance, Babošek won the bronze medal in the high jump at the 1971 Mediterranean Games with a leap of 1.74m.[2] She tied for 16th at the 1971 European Athletics Championships with a leap of 1.75m.[3]

She competed in the pentathlon at the 1978 European Athletics Championships where she finished 16th with 4064 points.[4]

Her personal best in the high jump was 1.83m set in Maribor in 1973.[5]

Personal bests
Event Time/distance Venue Date
400 metres57.6Maribor, Slovenia8 May 1978
80 m hurdles12.3Kranj, Slovenia4 August 1968
100 m hurdles14.24Sofia, Bulgaria19 August 1977
100 m hurdles14.0 (h)Subotica, Serbia8 October 1978
Long Jump5.94mCelje, Slovenia26 May 1973
Shot Put14.51mNova Gorica, Slovenia20 August 1978
Javelin Throw (old)47.74mCelje, Slovenia30 May 1971

Two sources cite different personal bests for the pentathlon: World Athletics lists 4351 points in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 12 August 1978,[6] and European Athletics lists 4029 points in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 12 August 1973.[7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Breda Babošek Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. "Mediterranean Games Past Winners". GBR Athletics.
  3. "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 Statistic Handbook" (PDF). European Athletics. p. 418.
  4. "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014" (PDF). European Athletics. p. 435.
  5. "Slovenian Athletics Federation's all-time performance lists" (PDF).
  6. "World Athletics Athlete Profile". World Athletics.
  7. "European Athletics Athlete Profile". European Athletics.
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