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Ján Volko
Ján Volko in 2017
Personal information
Born (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 27)
Bratislava, Slovakia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)60 m, 100 m, 200 m
ClubBK HNTN Bratislava
Coached byNaďa Bendová, Róbert Kresťanko[2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Slovakia
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow 60 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Belgrade 60 m
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk 100 m
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 200 m

Ján Volko (born 2 November 1996) is a Slovak sprinter.[3] He competed in the 60 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. His biggest success to date is the silver medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships with a new national record of 6.58 and the gold medal at the 2019 European Indoor Championships.

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
9th (h) 200 m 21.68
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 35th (h) 60 m 6.80
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 21st (sf) 100 m 10.43
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
1st 200 m 20.33 CR NR
World Championships London, United Kingdom 28th (h) 100 m 10.25
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
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
5th 200 m 20.66

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ EAA profile
  2. ^ "Tip jej tentoraz nevyšiel. Volko ukázal, že vie zvládnuť rolu favorita, vraví jeho trénerka" (in Slovak). SME. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Ján Volko". IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

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