Tia Hellebaut

Tia Hellebaut

Hellebaut in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1978-02-16) 16 February 1978 (age 46) Antwerp
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[1]
Medal record Representing  Belgium Olympic Games 2008 Beijing High jump World Indoor Championships 2008 Valencia Pentathlon European Championships 2006 Gothenburg High jump European Indoor Championships 2007 Birmingham High jump World Athletics Final 2006 Stuttgart High jump 2008 Stuttgart High jump
Updated on 28 July 2022

Tia Hellebaut (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtijaː ˈɦɛləbʌut]; born 16 February 1978 in Antwerp) is a retired Belgian track and field athlete, as well as a chemist, who 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.^[2]