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Biography: Jan ZELEZNÝ ()
 
 
Sex Weight Height Date of birth Place of birth
M 88 1.86 16 06 1966 Mladá Boleslav (CZE)
 
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Information
First coach was his father Jaroslav, a javelin thrower also, like is mother Jana. First sport: handball. Five world javelin records, including the actual one of 98.48. Won 106 of 135 competitions 1991-2001 and achieved 34 performances over 90.00. Won 4 GP javelin and 3 times was 2nd overall. Serious junjured during the season 1998, but he was back in 1999 completely recovered. His best result at EC is 3rd in 1994. IAAF Athlete of the Year 2000. In December 1999 he was elected a member of IOC, having already been a member of IOC's athletes Commision.

PERSONAL BEST
  Performance   Wind  Place Date
Javelin Throw 98.48      Jena 25 05 1996


PROGRESSION
  Season Performance   Wind  Place Date
Javelin Throw
 2006 86.07      Doha 12 05 2006
 
 2005 83.98      Monaco 10 09 2005
 
 2004 86.12      Ostrava 08 06 2004
 
 2003 89.06      Paris Saint-Denis 04 07 2003
 
 2002 87.77      Sheffield 30 06 2002
 
 2001 92.80      Edmonton 12 08 2001
 
 2000 90.59  A    Pretoria 24 03 2000
 
 1999 89.06      Paris 21 07 1999
 
 1997 94.02      Stellenbosch 26 03 1997
 
 1996 98.48      Jena 25 05 1996
 
 1995 92.28      Monaco 09 09 1995
 
 1994 91.82      Sheffield 04 09 1994
 
 1993 95.66      Sheffield 29 08 1993
 
 1989 84.74      Bratislava 14 06 1989
 
 1988 86.88      Leverkusen 28 06 1988
 
 1987 87.66      Nitra 31 05 1987
 
 1986 82.48      Praha 17 08 1986

HONOURS
  Rank Performance   Wind  Place Date
Javelin Throw  
4th IAAF World Athletics Final 6   f 81.61      Stuttgart 10 09 2006
19th European Athletics Championships 3   f 85.92      Göteborg 09 08 2006
3rd IAAF World Athletics Final 4   f 83.98      Monaco 10 09 2005
2nd IAAF World Athletics Final 3   f 82.01      Monaco 19 09 2004
28th Olympic Games 9   f 80.59      Athína 28 08 2004
1st IAAF World Athletics Final 2   f 84.33      Monaco 14 09 2003
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 4   f 84.09      Paris Saint-Denis 31 08 2003
18th European Championships in Athletics 3   q 82.44      München 07 08 2002
17th IAAF Grand Prix Final 1   f 88.98      Melbourne 09 09 2001
8th IAAF World Championships 1   f 92.80      Edmonton 12 08 2001
27th Olympic Games 1   f 90.17      Sydney 23 09 2000
IAAF Grand Prix Final 2   f 87.71      München 11 09 1999
7th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 3   f 87.67      Sevilla 29 08 1999
13th IAAF Grand Prix Final 1   f 89.58      Fukuoka 13 09 1997
6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics 9   f 82.04      Athína 05 08 1997
26th Olympic Games 1   f 88.16      Atlanta, GA 1996
IAAF/Mobil Grand Prix Final 1   f 92.28      Monaco 09 09 1995
5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1   f 89.58      Göteborg 13 08 1995
9th IAAF/Mobil Grand Prix Final 1   f 88.28      London 10 09 1993
4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1   f 85.98      Stuttgart 16 08 1993
6th IAAF World Cup in Athletics 1   f 88.26      La Habana 25 09 1992
25th Olympic Games 1   f 89.66      Barcelona 08 08 1992
24th Olympic Games 2   f 84.12      Seoul 25 09 1988
2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics 3   f 82.20      Roma 1987