Jan Železný
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s athletics | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | Javelin Throw | |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Javelin Throw | |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Javelin Throw | |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Javelin Throw | |
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1987 Rome | Javelin Throw | |
| Gold | 1993 Stuttgart | Javelin Throw | |
| Gold | 1995 Gothenburg | Javelin Throw | |
| Bronze | 1999 Seville | Javelin Throw | |
| Gold | 2001 Edmonton | Javelin Throw | |
| European Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1994 Helsinki | Javelin Throw | |
| Bronze | 2006 Gothenburg | Javelin Throw | |
Jan Železný (IPA: [ˈjan ˈʒɛlɛzni:] ) (born June 16, 1966 in Mladá Boleslav) is a former Czech athlete, world and Olympic champion and world record holder in javelin throw.
Železný won the gold at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympic Games and Silver in the 1988 Olympics as well as three World Championship titles; in 1993, 1995 and 2001. Because of his achievements he is widely considered to be the greatest javelin thrower ever.
Železný holds both the world record, at 98.48 m set in 1996, and the Olympic record, at 90.17 m set in the 2000 Summer Olympics. As of August 1, 2005, Železný has made 52 throws over 90 meters, more than all other javelin throwers combined (31). [1] He is also the only athlete to throw more than 94 m.
During his career he has had many great battles against the like of Steve Backley, Sergey Makarov, Boris Henry, Seppo Räty and Aki Parviainen.
He planned to retire after the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, where he won the bronze with a throw of 85.92 m. He took leave of his career at 19th September 2006 on exhibition in Mladá Boleslav, the place where he started with athletics.
He will continue working for the IOC and as a coach in Prague.
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Jan Železný
| Olympic champions in men's javelin throw |
|---|
| 1908: Eric Lemming | 1912: Eric Lemming | 1920: Jonni Myyrä | 1924: Jonni Myyrä | 1928: Erik Lundqvist | 1932: Matti Järvinen | 1936: Gerhard Stöck | 1948: Tapio Rautavaara | 1952: Cyrus Young | 1956: Egil Danielsen | 1960: Viktor Tsybulenko | 1964: Pauli Nevala | 1968: Jānis Lūsis | 1972: Klaus Wolfermann | 1976: Miklós Németh | 1980: Dainis Kūla | 1984: Arto Härkönen | 1988: Tapio Korjus | 1992: Jan Železný | 1996: Jan Železný | 2000: Jan Železný | 2004: Andreas Thorkildsen |
| Preceded by Jonathan Edwards |
Men's European Athlete of the Year 1996 |
Succeeded by Wilson Kipketer |
| Preceded by Tomáš Dvořák |
Men's European Athlete of the Year 2000 |
Succeeded by André Bucher |
Categories: 1966 births | Living people | Czech athletes | Czechoslovak athletes | Javelin throwers | IOC members | Athletes at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Summer Olympics medalists | Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia | Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia | Olympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic | World record holders
