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Czech high jumper

Tomáš Janků (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈjaŋkuː]; born 27 December 1974 in Jablonec nad Nisou) is a former Czech high jumper.

His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. In 2010, he married Czech pole vaulter Kateřina Baďurová. His older brother Jan Janků was also a prominent high jumper.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 7th 2.17 m
Representing the  Czech Republic
1993 European Junior Championships San Sebastián, Spain 3rd 2.18 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 14th 2.25 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 28th (q) 2.19 m
Universiade Catania, Italy 4th 2.26 m
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 3rd 2.29 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th 2.24 m
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 6th 2.25 m
Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain – NM
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 6th 2.24 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 5th 2.25 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 6th 2.25 m
World Championships Paris, France 16th (q) 2.25 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 16th (q) 2.20 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 15th (q) 2.20 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 16th (q) 2.23 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 13th (q) 2.24 m
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 2.34 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 7th 2.24 m
World Cup Athens, Greece 1st 2.28 m
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 4th 2.25 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 5th 2.30 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 7th 2.29 m

References

  1. "Atletická svatba: Janků si vzal na zámku Baďurovou. Novomanžele fotil Saudek" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men's high jump


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