Sven Jansons (born 19 July 2001) is a Dutch track and field athlete. He is a national champion in long jump and indoor heptathlon.[1]

Sven Jansons
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 7850 (Götzis, 2024)
Heptathlon 6025 (Apeldoorn, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
European U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Győr Decathlon

Career

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From 2018 he trained full-time at the Papendal National Sports Center.[2] That year, he won bronze at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in the boys decathlon.[3]

Jansons finished ninth in the at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships. He competed at the 2021 European U23 Athletics Championships in Tallinn.[4] He won the long jump at the 2021 Dutch Athletics Championships in Breda.[5]

He was selected for the European U23 Athletics Championships in Espoo in July 2023.[6] However, he could not participate due to injury.[7]

At the Dutch national championships in Apeldoorn in February 2024 he set a new personal best for the indoor heptathlon with a score of 6025 points. This placed him fifth in the Dutch all-time rankings.[8] He was selected to compete in the heptathlon at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow in March 2024 in which he finished seventh overall.[9][10] In Götzis (May 2024) he set a new personal best for decathlon with a tally of 7850 points.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Sven Jansons". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Sven goes for gold: in his studies and on the athletics track". nti.nl. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Győr European U18 Championships". World Athletics. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Preview: 2021 European U23 Championships, Tallinn". Decathletes of Europe. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Dutch National Championships". 25 June 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Sven Jansons naar EK U23 op de Meerkamp". Atlis.nl. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. ^ "EKo23 day 3: Stefan Nillessen European champion". Atletiek.nl. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Sven Jansons takes the World Cup limit!". Atlis.nl. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 men's heptathlon results". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Naast Femke Bol óók Amersfoorter Sven Jansons in actie op WK indoor atletiek Glasgow dit weekeinde". destadamersfoort. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Meerkamper Roosen dankzij geweldige meerkamp in Götzis naar Spelen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.