Jurij Rovan
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Jurij Rovan is a Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

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Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

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He competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2002 European Championships
2002 European Championships in Athletics
The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |...

, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships
2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Pole Vault
The Men's Pole Vault event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 9 and August 11.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Records:-Heat 1:...

 and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

His personal best jump is 5.61 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Zagreb
Zagreb
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