Jan Štefela
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| Born | 20 April 2001 Krnov, Czech Republic |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
Jan Štefela (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈʃtɛfɛla]; born 20 April 2001) is a Czech high jumper. He won the gold medal in the high jump event at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships, the bronze medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, and placed fifth at the 2024 World Indoor Championships.[1][2] He is also a three-time national champion, winning the outdoor title in 2022, and 2023, and the indoor title in 2023.
His personal best is 2.30 metres indoors, set in Třinec in February 2024 and 2.33 metres outdoors, set in June 2025 in Madrid, Spain.
Life
[edit]Štefela was born on 20 April 2001 in the hospital in Krnov,[3] however, he is native of the nearby municipality of Zátor.[4]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Czech Republic
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| 2021 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | 2.20 m |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 7th | 2.18 m |
| 2023 | European U23 Championships | Espoo, Finland | 5th | 2.15 m |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th | 2.24 m |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | 2.26 m | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 9th | 2.22 m | |
| 2025 | European Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 2nd | 2.29 m |
| World Indoor Championships | Nanjing, China | 9th | 2.14 m | |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 2.34 m | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Final Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Men's high jump at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships World Athletics
- ^ "Jan Štefela" (in Czech). Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ Šimek, Květoslav (2025-09-16). "Senzační Štefela. Výškař ze Zátoru má bronz z mistrovství světa". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-09-18.
External links
[edit]- Jan Štefela at World Athletics
- Jan Štefela at European Athletics
- Jan Štefela at Olympics.com
- Jan Štefela at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's high jump | |
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