Dana Velďáková (born 3 June 1981 in Rožňava , Czechoslovakia )[ 1] is a former [ 2] Slovak athlete specialising in the triple jump .[ 3] A very regular jumper, qualifying for the final at almost every major competition, her biggest senior successes are two bronze medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships , in 2009 and 2011, and the silver at the 2007 Summer Universiade .
Dana Velďáková
Born (1981-06-03 ) 3 June 1981 (age 43) Rožňava , Czechoslovakia Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight 60 kg (132 lb) Country Slovakia Sport Athletics Event Triple jump Club Akademik TU Košice Coached by Radoslav Dubovský Personal best 14.51 Updated on 4 July 2021
Her personal bests in the event are 14.51 metres outdoors, achieved in May 2008 in Pavia , and 14.40 metres indoors achieved in March 2009 in Turin. Both are current national records .
She has a twin sister named Jana , who is a long jumper.
International competition
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Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Slovakia
1998
World Youth Games
Moscow, Russia
3rd
Triple jump
13.05 m
World Junior Championships
Annecy , France
6th
Triple jump
13.12 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) (PB)
1999
European Junior Championships
Riga, Latvia
8th
Triple jump
13.08 m
2000
World Junior Championships
Santiago, Chile
4th
Long jump
6.35 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) (PB)
3rd
Triple jump
13.92 m (wind: +1.4 m/s) (PB)
2001
European U23 Championships
Amsterdam , Netherlands
5th
Triple jump
13.50 m (wind: 0.9 m/s)
2002
European Indoor Championships
Vienna, Austria
12th (q)
Triple jump
13.45 m
European Championships
Munich, Germany
14th (q)
Triple jump
13.78 m
2003
European U23 Championships
Bydgoszcz, Poland
4th
Triple jump
14.02 m
Universiade
Daegu, South Korea
5th
Triple jump
13.92 m
2005
European Indoor Championships
Madrid, Spain
13th (q)
Triple jump
13.69 m
World Championships
Helsinki, Finland
17th (q)
Triple jump
13.84 m
2006
World Indoor Championships
Moscow, Russia
8th
Triple jump
13.76 m
European Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
24th (q)
Triple jump
11.44 m
2007
European Indoor Championships
Birmingham, United Kingdom
6th
Triple jump
14.13 m
Universiade
Bangkok, Thailand
2nd
Triple jump
14.41 m (PB)
World Championships
Osaka, Japan
10th
Triple jump
14.09 m
World Athletics Final
Stuttgart, Germany
8th
Triple jump
13.81 m
2008
Olympic Games
Beijing, China
–
Triple jump
NM
2009
European Indoor Championships
Turin, Italy
3rd
Triple jump
14.40 m
World Championships
Berlin, Germany
7th
Triple jump
14.25 m
2010
World Indoor Championships
Doha, Qatar
5th
Triple jump
14.18 m
European Championships
Barcelona, Spain
7th
Triple jump
14.16 m
2011
European Indoor Championships
Paris, France
3rd
Triple jump
14.39 m
World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
11th
Triple jump
13.96 m
2012
World Indoor Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
8th
Triple jump
13.97 m
European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
5th
Triple jump
14.24 m
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
11th
Triple jump
11.92 m
2013
European Indoor Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
10th (q)
Triple jump
13.82 m
World Championships
Moscow, Russia
11th
Triple jump
13.84 m
2014
World Indoor Championships
Sopot, Poland
8th
Triple jump
13.75 m
European Championships
Zürich, Switzerland
6th
Triple jump
13.87 m
2015
European Indoor Championships
Prague, Czech Republic
10th (q)
Triple jump
13.89 m
World Championships
Beijing, China
15th (q)
Triple jump
13.76 m
2016
European Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
11th
Triple jump
13.74 m
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17th (q)
Triple jump
13.98 m
2017
European Indoor Championships
Belgrade, Serbia
12th (q)
Triple jump
13.72 m