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Jana Velďáková

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Jana Velďáková
Jana Velďáková in Moscow 2013.
Personal information
Born (1981-06-03) 3 June 1981 (age 43)
Rožňava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Slovakia
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
Coached byRadoslav Dubovský
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Outdoor: 6.75 m
Indoor: 6.56 m
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Slovakia
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Mixed team
Updated on 4 July 2021

Jana Velďáková (born 3 June 1981) is a former[1] Slovak long jumper. She was born in Rožnava and has a twin sister named Dana, who is a triple jumper.[2]

Her personal bests in the event are 6.75 metres outdoors (Banská Bystrica 2016) and 6.56 metres indoors (Stuttgart 2007).

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Slovakia
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 12th Long jump 5.70 m (-1.1 m/s)
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 8th Long jump 6.02 m
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 18th (q) Long jump 6.00 m
Universiade Daegu, South Korea 8th Long jump 6.17 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 22nd (q) Long jump 4.30 m
Universiade Izmir, Turkey 11th Long jump 5.71 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 12th Long jump 6.29 m
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 13th (q) Long jump 6.44 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 12th Long jump 6.21 m
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 10th Long jump 6.30 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China – (q) Long jump NM
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 14th (q) Long jump 6.22 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 32nd (q) Long jump 6.16 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 9th Long jump 6.54 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 19th (q) Long jump 6.11 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th Long jump 6.31 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 27th (q) Long jump 6.18 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 15th (q) Long jump 6.17 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 18th (q) Long jump 6.48 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 17th (q) Long jump 6.24 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 15th (q) Long jump 6.29 m
World Championships Beijing, China 17th (q) Long jump 6.56 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 10th Long jump 6.47 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15th (q) Long jump 6.48 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 12th (q) Long jump 6.34 m

References

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  1. ^ "KONČÍME! – OZNÁMILI DVOJIČKY DANKA A JANKA, KRÁĽOVNEJ VŠAK OSTÁVAJÚ SLÚŽIŤ NAĎALEJ". Atletika. Retrieved 30 March 2021./
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jana Velďáková". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09.
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