Jan Janků
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Jan Janků is a former Czech
high jump
er.
His personal bests are 2.30 m indoors and 2.29 m outdoors. His younger brother Tomáš Janků
is also a prominent high jumper.
He is married to Katerina Babova, a sister of the high jumper Jaroslav Bába
. The couple has one son, Jan Junior, born in 2007.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er.
His personal bests are 2.30 m indoors and 2.29 m outdoors. His younger brother Tomáš Janků
Tomáš Janku
Tomáš Janků is a Czech high jumper.His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. In 2010, he married a former Czech pole vaulter Kateřina Baďurová. His older brother Jan Janků is also a prominent high jumper.-Achievements:-References:...
is also a prominent high jumper.
He is married to Katerina Babova, a sister of the high jumper Jaroslav Bába
Jaroslav Bába
Jaroslav Bába is a Czech high jumper.At the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships he jumped 2.25 metres and won a joint bronze medal along with Germaine Mason and Ştefan Vasilache...
. The couple has one son, Jan Junior, born in 2007.
Achievements
| 1997 | World Championships 1997 World Championships in Athletics The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations... |
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12th | 2.25 m |
| 1999 | World Championships 1999 World Championships in Athletics The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29.... |
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18th (q) | 2.23 m 1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Monday 23 August 1999.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Central... |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent Ghent Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of... , Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
17th (q) | 2.16 m 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump The men's high jump event at the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on February 26–27.-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualification: Qualification Performance 2.25 or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.-Final:... |
| 2001 | Jeux de la Francophonie Athletics at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie At the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, the athletics events were held at Terry Fox Stadium in Ottawa, Canada between 14–23 July 2001. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Included in this were two disability athletics events for wheelchair racers... |
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3rd | 2.21 m |
| World Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America... |
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13th (q) | 2.25 m 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump These are the results of the Men's High Jump event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Canada.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Mountain Standard Time -Qualification:5 August... |
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| 2002 | European Championships | Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
8th | 2.22 m 2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump The men's high jump at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6–8.-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.28 or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.-Group A:... |