Niki Bakoyianni

Niki Bakoyianni

Medal record Women’s athletics Competitor for Greece Olympic Games Silver 1996 Atlanta High jump European Indoor Championships Silver 1996 Stockholm High jump

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

Career

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.

Bakoyanni 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.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	1.83 m
1987	Mediterranean Games	Latakia, Syria	3rd
1991	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	3rd
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	2nd	1.96 m (NR)
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, USA	2nd	2.03 m (NR)
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	14th (q)	1.92 m
	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	2nd	1.93 m

References

• IAAF profile for Niki Bakoyianni