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Croatian athlete (born 2006)

Jana Koščak
Personal information
Born (2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 (age 18)
Varaždin, Croatia
Sport
CountryCroatia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Heptathlon, Pentathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Croatia
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Lima Heptathlon
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem Heptathlon
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2022 Banská Bystrica High jump

Jana Koščak (born 19 May 2006) is a Croatian multi-event track and field athlete. In 2022, she became the European under-18 champion in Pentathlon and Heptathlon. In 2024, she became World U20 Champion in the Heptathlon. She is the Croatian senior national record holder in the heptathlon and pentathlon.

Career

From Varaždin, Koščak secured five personal bests in winning the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships Heptathlon event, held in Jerusalem in July 2022. Her points tally placed her fifth on the European U18 all-time list.

In January 2023 Koscak cleared 1.90m in the high jump to break the Croatian indoor U18 record held previously by Blanka Vlašić. A month later in Tallinn at the Tallinn Indoor Meeting, Koscak set a new European youth best in the pentathlon, scoring 4232. Later that month in Zagreb, Koscak scored 4585 points for the girls pentathlon which was reported as an under-18 world record score.

In May 2023 she was awarded “rookie of the meet” when she finished ninth overall competing with senior women at the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis. It was her senior athletics debut, and she secured a new Croatian senior national record in the heptathlon of 6293 points, surpassing the tally of 5615 set by her sister Klara Koščak in May 2021.

In February 2024, she set a new national record score in the pentathlon of 4436 points, in Tallinn.

She won gold in the heptathlon at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024.

Personal life

From Varaždin, she is coached by her father Patrik Koščak. Her sister Klara is also a competitor in athletics.

References

  1. "Jana Koscak". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. Rogulj, Daniela (6 July 2022). "16-year-old Jana Koščak Sets Heptathlon World Record for Most Points Won Under 18!". Total Croatia News. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. "Championship records tumble on the second day in Jerusalem". European-athletics.com. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. "Mahuchikh opens her season with a 2.00m world lead in Lviv". European-athletics. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  5. Božičević, Vedran (5 February 2023). "The wonderful Jana Koščak broke two senior and one U-18 record for a great third place in the premier pentathlon". Sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  6. "Weekend roundup – World pentathlon lead for Sulek in Tallinn". EAA. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  7. "Pentathlon U18 World Record: 16-year-old Croatian Jana Koscak again!". Atleticalive.it. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  8. Božičević, Vedran (26 February 2023). "PHOTO: Jana Koščak, world record holder! 'This doesn't happen every day, but tomorrow I already have school waiting for me'". Sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  9. "Hall scores 6988 to win Götzis heptathlon, LePage takes decathlon". World Athletics. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. "Rekord Klare Koščak u sedmoboju - 5615 bodova". Has.hr. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  11. Božičević, Vedran (28 May 2023). "Wonderful senior debut of Jane Koščak! No 17-year-old girl in history had such a result". Sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  12. "Skotheim tallies 6281 points for heptathlon victory in Tallinn". European Athletics. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  13. "Reid and Walaza win world U20 100m titles in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  14. Dragičević, Toma (28 February 2023). "Something big is growing in Varaždin: Jana Koščak exceeded all expectations, one detail is particularly impressive". Sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  15. Božičević, Vedran (25 April 2023). "Jana Koščak continues where she left off: Croatia's young hope broke the record again, surpassing her sister Klara". Sportske.jutarnji.hr.
World U20 Champions in women's heptathlon
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