František Jansa

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František Jansa
Personal information
Born (1962-09-12) 12 September 1962 (age 61)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault

František Jansa (born 12 September 1962) is a Czech former athlete who specialised in the pole vault.[2] He represented Czechoslovakia at the 1983 World Championships finishing tenth in the final. In addition, he was the 1981 European Junior Championships gold medallist.

His personal bests in the event are 5.62 metres outdoors (Prague 1983) and 5.55 metres indoors (Prague 1985).[3]

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1981 European Junior Championships Utrecht, Netherlands 1st 5.35 m
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 12th 5.00 m
European Championships Athens, Greece 7th 5.50 m
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th 5.40 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th 5.40 m
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 12th 5.20 m
1985 World Indoor Games Paris, France 10th 5.20 m
European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 12th 5.30 m
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 5th 5.50 m
Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 7th 5.40 m
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 9th 5.35 m

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1982 Year list
  2. ^ František Jansa at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "All-Athletics profile". Archived from the original on 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-13.