Tia Hellebaut
- Born
- Feb 16, 1978 (48 years old)
- Birthplace
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Events
- High Jump · Pentathlon Short Track
- Height
- 1.82 m
- Weight
- 62 kg
Tia Hellebaut is a Belgian former track and field athlete. She 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 held the Belgian records indoor long jump and indoor pentathlon until they were broken by Nafissatou Thiam and still holds the Belgian record in both indoors and outdoors high jump.
As of Oct 30, 2026: High Jump 2.05 (#12 all-time), Pentathlon Short Track 4589, 2013 season best 1.97 (Feb 7, 2013) · Last competition: European Indoor Championships, Scandinavium, Göteborg (i), Mar 3, 2013, 1.87 · Olympic Games: 1 gold · 48 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | HJ Indoor | 1.97 | – | Feb 7, 2013 | Eaubonne (FRA) (i) |
| 2013 | HJ | 1.97 | – | Feb 7, 2013 | – |
| 2012 | HJ | 1.97 | – | Jul 13, 2012 | Crystal Palace Aviva London Grand Prix, Crystal Palace, London - Diamond Discipline |
| 2010 | HJ | 1.97 | – | Aug 1, 2010 | Barcelona European Championships, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona |
| 2008 | HJ | 2.05 | – | Aug 23, 2008 | The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing |
| 2008 | LJ | 6.22 | +0.8 | Jul 6, 2008 | Belgian Championships |
| 2008 | LJ Indoor | 6.41 | – | Mar 7, 2008 | Valencia IAAF World Indoor Championships |
| 2008 | 60mH Indoor | 8.44 | – | Feb 17, 2008 | Belgian Indoor Championships |