Ján Volko
Ján Volko (born 2 November 1996) is a Slovak sprinter.[3] He competed in the 60 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. His biggest success to date is the silver medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships with a new national record of 6.58 and the gold medal at the 2019 European Indoor Championships.
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| Born | 2 November 1996 Bratislava, Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 60 m, 100 m, 200 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BK HNTN Bratislava | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Naďa Bendová, Róbert Kresťanko[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 30th (h) | 60 m | 6.86 |
| European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 10.84 | |
| 9th (h) | 200 m | 21.68 | |||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 35th (h) | 60 m | 6.80 |
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 21st (sf) | 100 m | 10.43 | |
| 20th (sf) | 200 m | 21.28 | |||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | 60 m | 6.58 NR |
| European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 100 m | 10.18 | |
| 1st | 200 m | 20.33 CR NR | |||
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 28th (h) | 100 m | 10.25 | |
| 15th (sf) | 200 m | 20.61 | |||
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 5th | 100 m | 10.30 | |
| 3rd | 200 m | 20.99 | |||
| 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.69 | |||
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 6th | 60 m | 6.59 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 10.31 | |
| 13th (sf) | 200 m | 20.58 | |||
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | 60 m | 6.60 |
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 2nd | 100 m | 10.38 | |
| Universiade | Naples, Italy | 4th | 100 m | 10.36 | |
| 5th | 200 m | 20.66 | |||
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.13 (+1.1 m/s, Šamorín 2018)
- 200 metres – 20.24 (+1.6 m/s, Trnava 2018)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.55 NR (Madrid 2020)
- 200 metres – 21.11 (Vienna 2017)
- 400 metres – 49.56 (Bratislava 2016)
References
- EAA profile
- "Tip jej tentoraz nevyšiel. Volko ukázal, že vie zvládnuť rolu favorita, vraví jeho trénerka" (in Slovak). SME. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- "Ján Volko". IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
External links
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