Jaroslav Bába

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Medal record
Jaroslav Bába (2005)
Men's athletics
Olympic Games
Bronze	2004 Athens	High jump
World Indoor Championships
Bronze	2004 Budapest	High jump

Jaroslav Bába (pronounced [ˈjaroslaf ˈbaːba], born September 2, 1984 in Karviná) is a Czech high jumper.

At the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships he jumped 2.25 metres and won a joint bronze medal along with Germaine Mason and Ştefan Vasilache. The same year he won the Olympic bronze medal with 2.34 m.

In 2005 he jumped a new personal best of 2.36 m in July in Rome, and later finished fifth at the World Championships. He had 2.37 m on the indoor track in Arnstadt from February of the same year. He did not compete in the 2006 season.

Bába's life partner is another Czech athlete Denisa Ščerbová.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	8th
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	9th
	World Championships	Paris, France	11th
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	3rd	2.34 m PB
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	4th
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	8th
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	9th

[edit] References

• IAAF profile for Jaroslav Bába