| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Born | (1951-07-16) 16 July 1951 (age 73) Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
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.
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. She tied for 16th at the 1971 European Athletics Championships with a leap of 1.75m.
She competed in the pentathlon at the 1978 European Athletics Championships where she finished 16th with 4064 points.
Her personal best in the high jump was 1.83m set in Maribor in 1973.
Personal bests
| Event | Time/distance | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 metres | 57.6 | Maribor, Slovenia | 8 May 1978 |
| 80 m hurdles | 12.3 | Kranj, Slovenia | 4 August 1968 |
| 100 m hurdles | 14.24 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 19 August 1977 |
| 100 m hurdles | 14.0 (h) | Subotica, Serbia | 8 October 1978 |
| Long Jump | 5.94m | Celje, Slovenia | 26 May 1973 |
| Shot Put | 14.51m | Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 20 August 1978 |
| Javelin Throw (old) | 47.74m | Celje, Slovenia | 30 May 1971 |
- All information from Slovenian Athletics Federation's all-time performance lists.
Two sources cite different personal bests for the pentathlon: World Athletics lists 4351 points in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 12 August 1978, and European Athletics lists 4029 points in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 12 August 1973.
References
- 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.
- "Mediterranean Games Past Winners". GBR Athletics.
- "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 Statistic Handbook" (PDF). European Athletics. p. 418.
- "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014" (PDF). European Athletics. p. 435.
- "Slovenian Athletics Federation's all-time performance lists" (PDF).
- "World Athletics Athlete Profile". World Athletics.
- "European Athletics Athlete Profile". European Athletics.
External links
- Breda Babošek at World Athletics
- Breda Babošek at Olympedia
- Photo of Babošek with her coach Milan Lorenci at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich (from the Slovenian Museum of Contemporary History's Section for Documentary Photography)
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Slovenian female high jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia
- Sportspeople from Maribor
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games