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.
Statements (49)
| 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
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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
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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
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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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