Dana Velďáková
 Velďáková in Moscow 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 June 1981 Rožňava, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple jump |
| Club | Akademik TU Košice |
| Coached by | Radoslav Dubovský |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 14.51 |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 4 July 2021 | |
Dana Velďáková (born 3 June 1981 in Rožňava, Czechoslovakia)[1] is a former [2] Slovak athlete specialising in the triple jump.[3] A very regular jumper, qualifying for the final at almost every major competition, her biggest senior successes are two bronze medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships, in 2009 and 2011, and the silver at the 2007 Summer Universiade.
Her personal bests in the event are 14.51 metres outdoors, achieved in May 2008 in Pavia, and 14.40 metres indoors achieved in March 2009 in Turin. Both are current national records.
She has a twin sister named Jana, who is a long jumper.
International competition
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dana Velďáková". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "KONČÍME! – OZNÁMILI DVOJIČKY DANKA A JANKA, KRÁĽOVNEJ VŠAK OSTÁVAJÚ SLÚŽIŤ NAĎALEJ". Atletika. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Dana Velďáková at World Athletics
External links
[edit]- Dana Velďáková at Olympedia
- Dana Velďáková at Olympics.com
- Dana Velďáková at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)
- Dana Velďáková at the Rio.Olympic.sk (in Slovak)
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Slovak female triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Slovakia
- Slovak twins
- People from Rožňava
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovakia
- European Games gold medalists for Slovakia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 European Games
- European Games medalists in athletics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Slovakia
- Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade