Ján Volko

Ján Volko
	Volko in 2022
Personal information
Born	2 November 1996 (age 28); Bratislava, Slovakia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	60 m, 100 m, 200 m
Club	BK HNTN Bratislava
Coached by	Naďa Bendová, Róbert Kresťanko
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Slovakia
European Indoor Championships
European Games
World University Games

Ján Volko (born 2 November 1996) is a Slovak sprinter.^[2] He competed in the 60 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Career

Volko started racing in the club BK HNT N Bratislava and also hosted in the club AK Olomouc in the Czech athletics extra league. He has been racing for the club Naša atletika since 2019.^[3]

On 4 March 2017, Volko won a silver medal in the 60 meters at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships, setting a new record with a time of 6.58 seconds and becoming the first Slovak representative to reach the final.^[4]

At the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Volko won the gold medal in the 60m run on 2 March 2019.^[5] On 6 March 2021, he won a bronze medal in the 60-meter race at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń (Poland).^[6]

Personal life

Volko is a Christian. In 2020, he became the face of the game Athletics Mania by Slovak video game developer PowerPlay Studio.^[7]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Slovakia
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	30th (h)	60 m	6.86
	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna, Sweden	10th (sf)	100 m	10.84
	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna, Sweden	9th (h)	200 m	21.68
	European Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	1st	200 m	21.08
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	35th (h)	60 m	6.80
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	21st (sf)	100 m	10.43
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	20th (sf)	200 m	21.28
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	2nd	60 m	6.58 NR
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	100 m	10.18
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	200 m	20.33 CR NR
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	28th (h)	100 m	10.25
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	15th (sf)	200 m	20.61
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	5th	100 m	10.30
			3rd	200 m	20.99
			13th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	40.69
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	6th	60 m	6.59
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (sf)	100 m	10.31
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (sf)	200 m	20.58
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	1st	60 m	6.60
	European Games	Minsk, Belarus	2nd	100 m	10.38
	Universiade	Naples, Italy	4th	100 m	10.36
	Universiade	Naples, Italy	5th	200 m	20.66
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruň, Poland	3rd	60 m	6.61
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	46th (h)	100 m	10.40
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	42nd (h)	200 m	21.21
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	25th (h)	60 m	6.66
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	4th	100 m	10.16
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	8th (sf)	200 m	20.39
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	5th	60 m	6.57
	World University Games	Chengdu, China	4th	200 m	20.66
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	36th (h)	100 m	10.25
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	32nd (h)	200 m	20.69
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	13th (sf)	60 m	6.60
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	18th (sf)	100 m	10.38
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	20th (h)	200 m	21.09

Records

Outdoor

100 metres – 10.13 NR (+1.1 m/s, Šamorín 2018; +0.2 m/s, Munich 2022)
200 metres – 20.24 (+1.6 m/s, Trnava 2018)

Indoor

60 metres – 6.55 NR (Madrid 2020)
200 metres – 20.99 NR (Metz 2021)
400 metres – 49.56 (Bratislava 2016)

References

^ "Tip jej tentoraz nevyšiel. Volko ukázal, že vie zvládnuť rolu favorita, vraví jeho trénerka" (in Slovak). Sme. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ "Jan Volko". IAAF. 18 March 2016.
^ "Šprintérsky rekordér Ján Volko zmenil dres, prestúpil do nového klubu". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
^ "Volko získal na halových ME striebro! Toto som naozaj nečakal, tešil sa". Pravda (in Slovak). 4 March 2017.
^ "Slovenský šprintér Volko je halovým majstrom Európy v behu na 60 metrov". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 2 March 2019.
^ "Volko dosiahol ďalší obrovský úspech, získal bronz na halových majstrovstvách Európy". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 6 March 2021.
^ "Interview: Jan Volko". PowerPlay Studio. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

External links

Ján Volko at World Athletics
Ján Volko at Olympics.com
Ján Volko at Olympedia
Ján Volko at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)

[1] "Tip jej tentoraz nevyšiel. Volko ukázal, že vie zvládnuť rolu favorita, vraví jeho trénerka" (in Slovak). Sme. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[2] "Jan Volko". IAAF. 18 March 2016.

[3] "Šprintérsky rekordér Ján Volko zmenil dres, prestúpil do nového klubu". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

[4] "Volko získal na halových ME striebro! Toto som naozaj nečakal, tešil sa". Pravda (in Slovak). 4 March 2017.

[5] "Slovenský šprintér Volko je halovým majstrom Európy v behu na 60 metrov". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 2 March 2019.

[6] "Volko dosiahol ďalší obrovský úspech, získal bronz na halových majstrovstvách Európy". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 6 March 2021.

[7] "Interview: Jan Volko". PowerPlay Studio. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

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