Jan Železný
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| Medal record | |||
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| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Czechoslovakia |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Javelin | |
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | Javelin | |
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1987 Rome | Javelin | |
Competitor for  Czech Republic |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Javelin | |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Javelin | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1993 Stuttgart | Javelin | |
| Gold | 1995 Gothenburg | Javelin | |
| Gold | 2001 Edmonton | Javelin | |
| Bronze | 1999 Seville | Javelin | |
| European Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1994 Helsinki | Javelin | |
| Bronze | 2006 Gothenburg | Javelin | |
Jan Železný (pronounced [ˈjan ˈʒɛlɛzniː] ) (born June 16, 1966 in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech javelin thower, world and Olympic champion and world record holder in javelin throw.
Železný won the gold at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympic Games and Silver in the 1988 Olympics as well as three World Championship titles; in 1993, 1995 and 2001. Because of his achievements he is widely considered to be the greatest javelin thrower ever.
Železný holds both the world record, at 98.48 m set in 1996, the Olympic record, at 90.17 m set in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the World Championships record of 92.80 m, set in 2001. As of August 1, 2005, Železný has made 52 throws over 90 meters, more than all other javelin throwers combined (31). [1]. He is also the only athlete to throw more than 94 m with new type of javelin.
During his career he has had many great battles against the like of Steve Backley, Sergey Makarov, Boris Henry, Seppo Räty, Raymond Hecht and Aki Parviainen.
He planned to retire after the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, where he won the bronze with a throw of 85.92 m. He took leave of his career on 19 September 2006 on exhibition in Mladá Boleslav, the place where he started with athletics.
He will continue working for the IOC and as a coach in Prague.
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Jan Železný
| Awards | ||
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Preceded by Jonathan Edwards |
Men's European Athlete of the Year 1996 |
Succeeded by Wilson Kipketer |
| Preceded by Tomáš Dvořák |
Men's European Athlete of the Year 2000 |
Succeeded by André Bucher |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Klaus Tafelmeier |
Men's Javelin Best Year Performance 1987 – 1988 |
Succeeded by Kazuhiro Mizoguchi |
| Preceded by Steve Backley |
Men's Javelin Best Year Performance 1993 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Raymond Hecht |
| Preceded by Raymond Hecht |
Men's Javelin Best Year Performance 1996 – 1997 |
Succeeded by Aki Parviainen |
Preceded by Konstadinos Gatsioudis |
Men's Javelin Best Year Performance 2001 |
Succeeded by Sergey Makarov |
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