Ján Volko
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Born | (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 27) Bratislava, Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 60 m, 100 m, 200 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | BK HNTN Bratislava | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Naďa Bendová, Róbert Kresťanko[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ján Volko (born 2 November 1996) is a Slovak sprinter.[2] He competed in the 60 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Career
Volko started racing in the club BK HNT N Bratislava and also hosted in the club AK Olomouc in the Czech athletics extra league. He has been racing for the club Naša atletika since 2019.[3]
On 4 March 2017, Volko won a silver medal in the 60 meters at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships, setting a new record with a time of 6.58 seconds and becoming the first Slovak representative to reach the final.[4]
At the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Volko won the gold medal in the 60m run on 2 March 2019.[5] On 6 March 2021, he won a bronze medal in the 60-meter race at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń (Poland).[6]
Personal life
Volko is a Christian. In 2020, he became the face of the game Athletics Mania by Slovak video game developer PowerPlay Studio.[7]
Competition record
Records
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.13 NR (+1.1 m/s, Šamorín 2018; +0.2 m/s, Munich 2022)
- 200 metres – 20.24 (+1.6 m/s, Trnava 2018)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.55 NR (Madrid 2020)
- 200 metres – 20.99 NR (Metz 2021)
- 400 metres – 49.56 (Bratislava 2016)
References
- ^ "Tip jej tentoraz nevyšiel. Volko ukázal, že vie zvládnuť rolu favorita, vraví jeho trénerka" (in Slovak). Sme. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Jan Volko". IAAF. 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Šprintérsky rekordér Ján Volko zmenil dres, prestúpil do nového klubu". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Volko získal na halových ME striebro! Toto som naozaj nečakal, tešil sa". Pravda (in Slovak). 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Slovenský šprintér Volko je halovým majstrom Európy v behu na 60 metrov". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Volko dosiahol ďalší obrovský úspech, získal bronz na halových majstrovstvách Európy". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Interview: Jan Volko". PowerPlay Studio. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
External links
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- Ján Volko at World Athletics
- Ján Volko at Olympics.com
- Ján Volko at Olympedia
- Ján Volko at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)
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- 1966:
† Barrie Kelly (GBR)
- 1967:
† Pasquale Giannattasio (ITA)
- 1967:
Pasquale Giannattasio (ITA)
- 1968:
Jobst Hirscht (FRG)
- 1969:
Zenon Nowosz (POL)
- 1970:
Valeriy Borzov (URS)
- 1971:
Valeriy Borzov (URS)
- 1972:
Valeriy Borzov (URS)
- 1973:
Zenon Nowosz (POL)
- 1974:
Valeriy Borzov (URS)
- 1975:
Valeriy Borzov (URS)
- 1976:
Valeriy Borzov (URS)
- 1977:
Valeriy Borzov (URS)
- 1978:
Nikolay Kolesnikov (URS)
- 1979:
Marian Woronin (POL)
- 1979:
Marian Woronin (POL)
- 1980:
Marian Woronin (POL)
- 1981:
† Marian Woronin (POL)
- 1982:
Marian Woronin (POL)
- 1983:
Stefano Tilli (ITA)
- 1984:
Christian Haas (FRG)
- 1985:
Mike McFarlane (GBR)
- 1986:
Ronald Desruelles (BEL)
- 1987:
Marian Woronin (POL)
- 1988:
Linford Christie (GBR)
- 1989:
Andreas Berger (AUT)
- 1990:
Linford Christie (GBR)
- 1992:
Jason Livingston (GBR)
- 1994:
Colin Jackson (GBR)
- 1996:
Marc Blume (GER)
- 1998:
Angelos Pavlakakis (GRE)
- 2000:
Jason Gardener (GBR)
- 2002:
Jason Gardener (GBR)
- 2005:
Jason Gardener (GBR)
- 2007:
Jason Gardener (GBR)
- 2009:
Dwain Chambers (GBR)
- 2011:
Francis Obikwelu (POR)
- 2013:
Jimmy Vicaut (FRA)
- 2015:
Richard Kilty (GBR)
- 2017:
Richard Kilty (GBR)
- 2019:
Ján Volko (SVK)
- 2021:
Marcell Jacobs (ITA)
- 2023:
Samuele Ceccarelli (ITA)