Dana Velďáková
Dana Velďáková (born 3 June 1981 in Rožňava, Czechoslovakia[1]) is a Slovak athlete specialising in the triple jump.[2] A very regular jumper, qualifying for the final at almost every major competition, her biggest senior successes are two bronze medals at the European Indoor Championships, in 2009 and 2011, and the silver at the 2007 Summer Universiade.
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Born | Rožňava, Czechoslovakia | June 3, 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 15 August 2012. |
Her personal bests in the event are 14.51 metres outdoors, achieved in May 2008 in Pavia, and 14.40 metres indoors achieved in March 2009 in Turin. Both are current national records.
She has a twin sister named Jana, who is a long jumper.
International competition
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1998 | World Youth Games | Moscow, Russia | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.05 m |
World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 6th | Triple jump | 13.12 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) (PB) | |
1999 | European Junior Championships | Riga, Latvia | 8th | Triple jump | 13.08 m |
2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 4th | Long jump | 6.35 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) (PB) |
3rd | Triple jump | 13.92 m (wind: +1.4 m/s) (PB) | |||
2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5th | Triple jump | 13.50 m (wind: 0.9 m/s) |
2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 12th (q) | Triple jump | 13.45 m |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 14th (q) | Triple jump | 13.78 m | |
2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | Triple jump | 14.02 m |
Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 5th | Triple jump | 13.92 m | |
2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 13th (q) | Triple jump | 13.69 m |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 17th (q) | Triple jump | 13.84 m | |
2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 8th | Triple jump | 13.76 m |
European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 24th (q) | Triple jump | 11.44 m | |
2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 6th | Triple jump | 14.13 m |
Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.41 m (PB) | |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 12th | Triple jump | 14.09 m | |
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 8th | Triple jump | 13.81 m | |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | – | Triple jump | NM |
2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 3rd | Triple jump | 14.40 m |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 8th | Triple jump | 14.25 m | |
2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 6th | Triple jump | 14.18 m |
European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | Triple jump | 14.16 m | |
2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | Triple jump | 14.39 m |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 11th | Triple jump | 13.96 m | |
2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 8th | Triple jump | 13.97 m |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | Triple jump | 14.24 m | |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 12th | Triple jump | 11.92 m | |
2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10th (q) | Triple jump | 13.82 m |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 11th | Triple jump | 13.84 m | |
2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 8th | Triple jump | 13.75 m |
European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 6th | Triple jump | 13.87 m | |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 10th (q) | Triple jump | 13.89 m |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 15th (q) | Triple jump | 13.76 m | |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 11th | Triple jump | 13.74 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17th (q) | Triple jump | 13.98 m | |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 12th (q) | Triple jump | 13.72 m |
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dana Velďáková". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Dana Velďáková at World Athletics
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