Ники Бакоянни: Греческая прыгунья в высоту и её спортивный путь.

Greek high jumper

Niki Bakoyianni (Νίκη Μπακογιάννη, , born 9 June 1968) is a retired Greek high jumper. She was born in Lamia.

She is best known for winning a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics after a tough competition with Stefka Kostadinova, who eventually became Olympic champion. This was Bakogianni's second silver medal that year, as she had placed second in the European Indoor Championships. Bakogianni had several honours in minor athletics competitions, such as the Mediterranean Games and the Balkan Games. She won the gold medal in the latter three times (1990 in Istanbul, 1992 in Sofia and 1994 in Trikala). Her personal best jump of 2.03 metres is the current Greek record. After retiring she has worked as a coach. She coaches high jumper Konstadinos Baniotis.

Representing 1985European Junior ChampionshipsCottbus, East Germany14th (q)1.75 m1986World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 5th1.83 m1987Mediterranean Games Latakia, Syria 3rd1.84 m1990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, Scotland8th1.88 mEuropean ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia13th (q)1.84 m1991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain25th (q)1.75 mMediterranean Games Athens, Greece 3rd1.87 m1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy=5th1.88 mOlympic GamesBarcelona, Spain24th (q)1.88 m1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada20th (q)1.86 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany30th (q)1.84 m1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France13th (q)1.87 mEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland30th (q)1.80 m1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain27th (q)1.80 m1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden 2nd1.96 m (NR)Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States 2nd2.03 m (NR)1997Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 2nd1.93 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece14th (q)1.92 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain28th (q)1.85 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia33rd (q)1.80 m
Note: Results with a Q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.