Jana Velďáková

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+1⁄2 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

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

  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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