Jan Štefela (born 20 April 2001) is a Czech high jumper. He won the high jump at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships and placed fifth at the 2024 World Indoor Championships.[1][2] He is also a three-time national champion, winning the outdoor title in 2022, and 2023, and the indoor title in 2023.
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Born | Krnov, Czech Republic | 20 April 2001||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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His personal best is 2.30 metres indoors, set in Třinec in February 2024 and 2.22 metres outdoors, set in August 2023 in Huizingen , Belgium.
International competitions
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Czech Republic | ||||
2021 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | 2.20 m |
2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 7th | 2.18 m |
2023 | European U23 Championships | Espoo, Finland | 5th | 2.15 m |
2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th | 2.24 m |
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | 2.26 m | |
Olympic Games | Paris, France | 9th | 2.22 m |
References
edit- ^ "Final Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Men's high jump at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships World Athletics
External links
edit- Jan Štefela at World Athletics
- Jan Štefela at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)