Jan Železný

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Jan Železný is a legendary Czech javelin thrower, widely regarded as one of the greatest in history and the long-standing world record holder in the event.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf athlete
human
javelin thrower
coached Barbora Špotáková NERFINISHED
competedFor Czech Republic NERFINISHED
Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
dateOfBirth 1966-06-16
era early 21st century
late 20th century
familyName Železný NERFINISHED
givenName Jan NERFINISHED
height approximately 1.86 m
isConsidered one of the greatest javelin throwers of all time
laterOccupation javelin coach
name Jan Železný NERFINISHED
nationality Czech NERFINISHED
notableFor long-standing men's javelin world record
three Olympic gold medals in javelin throw
occupation athlete
coach
olympicGames Athens 2004 NERFINISHED
Atlanta 1996 NERFINISHED
Barcelona 1992 NERFINISHED
Seoul 1988 NERFINISHED
Sydney 2000 NERFINISHED
olympicGoldMedalIn men's javelin throw at the 1992 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
men's javelin throw at the 1996 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
men's javelin throw at the 2000 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
olympicSilverMedalIn men's javelin throw at the 1988 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
participatedIn 1988 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
1992 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
1996 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
2000 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
2004 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Mladá Boleslav NERFINISHED
retiredFromCompetition mid-2000s
sexOrGender male
sport athletics
javelin throw
weight approximately 92 kg during career
won World Championships in Athletics men's javelin throw 1993 NERFINISHED
World Championships in Athletics men's javelin throw 1995 NERFINISHED
World Championships in Athletics men's javelin throw 2001 NERFINISHED
worldRecord men's javelin throw
worldRecordDate 1996-05-25
worldRecordMark 98.48 m
worldRecordPlace Jena NERFINISHED

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