Breda Babošek | |
Nationality: | Slovenian |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | High jump |
Birth Date: | 16 July 1951 |
Birth Place: | Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia |
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]
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]
Event | Time/distance | Venue | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|
57.6 | Maribor, Slovenia | 8 May 1978 | ||
12.3 | Kranj, Slovenia | 4 August 1968 | ||
14.24 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 19 August 1977 | ||
14.0 (h) | Subotica, Serbia | 8 October 1978 | ||
5.94m | Celje, Slovenia | 26 May 1973 | ||
14.51m | Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 20 August 1978 | ||
Javelin Throw (old) | 47.74m | Celje, Slovenia | 30 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]