Ksenija Balta

Ksenija Balta

Balta at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Full name	Ksenija Balta
Born	(1986-11-01) 1 November 1986 (age 38) Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Estonia
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Long jump, sprint, heptathlon
Club	Tallinna SS Kalev
Coached by	Andrei Nazarov
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Long jump: 6.87 m (NR) Heptathlon: 6,180
Medal record Representing Estonia Women's Athletics European Indoor Championships 2009 Turin Long jump European Junior Championships 2005 Kaunas Heptathlon

Ksenija Balta (born 1 November 1986) is an Estonian long jumper, sprinter and heptathlete. She won the long jump at the 2009 European Indoor Championships in Athletics. ^[1]

Career

Balta finished 14th in pentathlon at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and won the bronze medal in heptathlon at the 2005 European Junior Championships. She also competed in long jump and 100 metres at the 2006 European Championships and in long jump at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships with a 6.87 meter jump in the fourth round.

Balta's personal best score in heptathlon is 6,180 points, achieved in July 2006 in Arles; in long jump 6.87 meters, achieved in 2009 in Turin (indoor) and in 2010 in Tallinn (outdoor); ^[2] in 100 metres 11.47, achieved in 2006 in Gothenburg; and in 200 metres 23.05 in 2006 in Arles. She holds national outdoor records in 100 metres, 200 metres and long jump. She also holds indoor national records in 50 metres, 60 m hurdles and long jump.

Her coach is Andrei Nazarov.

Major competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
Representing   Estonia
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	14th	Pentathlon	3,711
	European Junior Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	3rd	Heptathlon	5,747
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	17th (q)	100 m	11.47
			23rd (q)	Long jump	6.03 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	27th (q)	Long jump	6.38 m
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	Long jump	6.65 m
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	1st	Long jump	6.87 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	8th	Long jump	6.62 m
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	5th	Long jump	6.58 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	Long jump	6.63 m
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	–	200 m	DSQ
			16th (q)	Long jump	6.53 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	7th	Long jump	6.60 m
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4th	Long jump	6.65 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	Long jump	6.79 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	5th	Long jump	6.79 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	25th (q)	Long jump	6.15 m
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	8th	Long jump	6.57 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	6th	Long jump	6.49 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	–	Long jump	NM

References

1. "Balta, Ksenija" (in Estonian). ESBL.
2. "Ksenija Balta hüppas Kadriorus Eesti rekordi!". Delfi Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

External links

• Ksenija Balta at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ksenija Balta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

Awards
Preceded by Kaia Kanepi Epp Mäe	Estonian Female Athlete of the Year 2009 2016	Succeeded by Kristina Šmigun-Vähi Julia Beljajeva