Tia Hellebaut, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Tia Hellebaut

Belgian high jumper

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1978

Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Tia Hellebaut (Dutch pronunciation: ['ti.a? '??l?b?ut]; 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 holds the Belgian records indoor pentathlon, indoor long jump and high jump, both indoors and outdoors.