Jaroslav Bába

Jaroslav Bába (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslav ˈbaːba]) (born 2 September 1984 in Karviná, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech high jumper.

Jaroslav Bába

Jaroslav Bába (2005)
Personal information
Born	(1984-09-02) 2 September 1984 Karviná
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	High jump
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Czech Republic Olympic Games 2004 Athens High jump World Indoor Championships 2004 Budapest High jump European Indoor Championships 2011 Paris High jump 2013 Gothenburg High jump European U23 Championships 2005 Erfurt High jump

At the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships he jumped 2.25 metres, winning a joint bronze medal along with Germaine Mason and Ştefan Vasilache. In the same year he won the Olympic bronze medal with a jump of 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. During the summer of 2009 he spent several weeks in England to improve his English language skills.