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Jana Velďáková

Jana Velďáková in Moscow 2013.
Personal information
Born	(1981-06-03) 3 June 1981 (age 43) Rožňava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Coached by	Radoslav Dubovský
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Outdoor: 6.75 m Indoor: 6.56 m
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Slovakia European Games 2015 Baku Mixed team
Updated on 4 July 2021

Jana Velďáková (born 3 June 1981) is a former Slovak long jumper. She was born in Rožnava and has a twin sister named Dana, who is a triple jumper.

Her personal bests in the event are 6.75 metres outdoors (Banská Bystrica 2016) and 6.56 metres indoors (Stuttgart 2007).

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Slovakia
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	12th	Long jump	5.70 m (-1.1 m/s)
2001	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8th	Long jump	6.02 m
2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	18th (q)	Long jump	6.00 m
	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	8th	Long jump	6.17 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	22nd (q)	Long jump	4.30 m
	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	11th	Long jump	5.71 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	12th	Long jump	6.29 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	13th (q)	Long jump	6.44 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	12th	Long jump	6.21 m
	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	10th	Long jump	6.30 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	– (q)	Long jump	NM
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	14th (q)	Long jump	6.22 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	32nd (q)	Long jump	6.16 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th	Long jump	6.54 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	19th (q)	Long jump	6.11 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th	Long jump	6.31 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	27th (q)	Long jump	6.18 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	15th (q)	Long jump	6.17 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	18th (q)	Long jump	6.48 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	17th (q)	Long jump	6.24 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	15th (q)	Long jump	6.29 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	17th (q)	Long jump	6.56 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	10th	Long jump	6.47 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	15th (q)	Long jump	6.48 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	12th (q)	Long jump	6.34 m

References

1. "KONČÍME! – OZNÁMILI DVOJIČKY DANKA A JANKA, KRÁĽOVNEJ VŠAK OSTÁVAJÚ SLÚŽIŤ NAĎALEJ". Atletika. Retrieved 30 March 2021./
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jana Velďáková". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09.

External links

• Jana Velďáková at World Athletics
• Jana Velďáková at the Slovenský Olympijský Výbor (in Slovak)

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