Jan Zelezny - (16. 6. 1966) - Czech javelin, triple world champion and multiple record holder. In 2000 he was named athletes of the world, twice athlete Europe and four times he won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll.

Jan Zelezny was born in Mlada Boleslav. The world came prematurely already in the 7th month, as a child then suffered from various illnesses and ailments. His parents were active athletes and the sport has brought a son. Their performance began to improve dramatically after the onset of the army, where he was assigned to the Army sports club Dukla Bansk� Bystrica. Soldier stayed and attained the rank of major.

In 1987, he threw his first world record (87.66 meters) and the World Championships in Rome won the first medal for third place. The following year at the Olympics in Seoul, he won silver when he only narrowly overcame Finn Tapio Korjus.

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Another world record (89.66 meters) added to the athletic meeting in Oslo, but also fallen on serious health problems, which prepared him twice on qualification for the World Cup.

At the Summer Olympics in Barcelona (1992), however, has once again demonstrated in full force: he won his first Olympic gold. The other two then joined at the Olympic Games in Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000).

At the world championships excelled in 1993, 1995 and 2001, when the longest throws the javelin gold medal. At the World Championships in Seville in 1999, he won another bronze. The last medal, a bronze, won seven years later at the European Championships in Gothenburg. Sports career officially ended at a meeting in Mlada Boleslav, which was held on 19 October 2006.

Location competitions:
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2006 European Championships in Gothenburg--3. instead
2004 Athens Olympic Games--9. instead
2003 Paris World Championships -4. instead
Munich-2002 European Championships -12. instead
2001 Edmonton World Cup--1. place in a championship record 92.80 meters
2000 Sydney Olympic Games -1. place in Olym. record 90.17 meters
1999 Grand Prix -2. among spearfighters (24th overall) hotels 1999 Sevilla-World -3. instead
1997 Grand Prix -1. among spearfighters (seventh overall) hotels 1997 Athens-World -9. instead
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games -1. instead
1996 Meeting of Jena-EAA -sv�tov� record 98.48 meters
1995 Grand Prix -1. place in the javelin (second overall) hotels 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg--1. instead
Helsinki 1994 European Championship--3. instead
1993 Grand Prix -1. place in the javelin (second overall) hotels 1993 Sheffield -sv�tov� record of 95.66 meters
1993 Pietersburg -sv�tov� record of 95.54 meters
1993 Stuttgart World Championships -1. instead
The 1992 Barcelona Olympics--1. instead
1992-Meeting of Oslo Golden League -sv�tov� record of 94.74 meters
1991 Grand Prix -1. place in the javelin (second overall) hotels 1991 World Championships Tokyo--nepostoupil of Qualification Split-1990 European Championship -nepostoupil of Qualification 1990-Meeting of Oslo Golden League -sv�tov� record of 89.66 meters
1988 Seoul Olympics--2. instead
1987 Rome World Championships--3. instead
1987 Grand Prix -4. instead
1987 Nitra-CSSR -sv�tov� championship record 87.66 meters
1986 European Championships Stuttgart--nepostoupil of Qualification 1983 Schwechat-European Junior Championships -6. instead