Dana Velďáková

Dana Velďáková

Dana Velďáková in Moscow 2013.
Personal information
Born (1981-06-03) June 3, 1981
Rožňava, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country  Slovakia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Triple jump
Updated on 15 August 2012.
Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Slovakia
Men's Athletics
European Games
2015 Baku Mixed team

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.

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.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Slovakia
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: 0.9m/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

References

  1. ↑ Sport-Reference profile
  2. ↑ Dana Velďáková profile at IAAF
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