Niki Bakogianni

Personal information
Born	9 June 1968 (1968-06-09) (age 55) Lamia, Sterea Ellada]], Greece
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Medal record Women’s athletics Representing  Greece Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta High jump European Indoor Championships 1996 Stockholm High jump

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

Biography

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

After retiring she has worked as a coach. She coaches high jumper Konstadinos Baniotis.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Greece
1985	European Junior Championships	Cottbus, East Germany	14th (q)	1.75 m
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	1.83 m
1987	Mediterranean Games	Latakia, Syria	3rd	1.84 m
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	8th	1.88 m
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	13th (q)	1.84 m
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	25th (q)	1.75 m
	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	3rd	1.87 m
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	=5th	1.88 m
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	24th (q)	1.88 m
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	20th (q)	1.86 m
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	30th (q)	1.84 m
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	13th (q)	1.87 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	30th (q)	1.80 m
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	27th (q)	1.80 m
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	2nd	1.96 m (NR)
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	2nd	2.03 m (NR)
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	2nd	1.93 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	14th (q)	1.92 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	28th (q)	1.85 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	33rd (q)	1.80 m

Note: Results with a Q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.