Jan Železný
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| Nationality | Czech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1966 Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87.778 kg (193.52 lb; 13.8227 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin Throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Vítězslav Veselý | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | WR 98.48 (Jena 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jan Železný (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ʒɛlɛzniː] ⓘ) (born 16 June 1966) is a Czech javelin thrower, world and Olympic champion and world record holder. He holds the top five javelin performances of all time.[1]
Biography
Železný was born in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia. He won the gold at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympic Games and silver in the 1988 Olympics as well as three World Championship titles; in 1993, 1995 and 2001. Because of his achievements he is widely considered to be the all-time greatest javelin thrower.
Železný holds the world record, at 98.48 metres (323 ft 1 in) set in 1996, and the World Championships record of 92.80 m, set in 2001. As of 4 August 2013, Železný has made 53 of the total 99 throws over 90 meters, while second place on the list is shared by Andreas Thorkildsen and Aki Parviainen by eight throws over 90 meters each. On 26 March 1997 in Stellenbosch, South Africa Železný threw 5 times over the 90m barrier in a single meeting. Železný is also the only athlete to throw more than 94 meters with the new type of javelin, something he achieved five times.[1]
During his career he has had many great battles against the likes of Steve Backley, Sergey Makarov, Boris Henry, Seppo Räty, Raymond Hecht and Aki Parviainen.
He planned to retire after the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, where he won the bronze with a throw of 85.92 m. He took leave of his career on 19 September 2006 on exhibition in Mladá Boleslav, the place where he started with athletics.
He will continue working for the IOC and as a coach in Prague.[citation needed] He coaches Vítězslav Veselý,[2] and he used to coach Barbora Špotáková.[3]
International competitions
- 2001 - 92.80
- 2002 - 87.77
- 2003 - 89.06
- 2004 - 86.12
- 2005 - 83.98
- 2006 - 86.07
See also
References
- ^ a b "IAAF toplists". IAAF.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (7 June 2012). "Bolt's 9.79 victory tops the charts In Oslo – Samsung Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ Špotáková končí spolupráci s trenérem Železným Retrieved 4 August 2012.
External links
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IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men's javelin throw | |
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| People | |
- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Mladá Boleslav
- Czechoslovak male javelin throwers
- Czech male javelin throwers
- Czech athletics coaches
- Olympic athletes of Czechoslovakia
- Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the Czech Republic
- Olympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Czechoslovakia
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for the Czech Republic
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World record holders in athletics (track and field)
- Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
- International Olympic Committee members
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)