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Jakub Vadlejch (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakub ˈvadlɛjx] track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw .[1] 2020 . He also has represented his country six times at the World Championships in Athletics (2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2023), winning the bronze medal in 2022 and 2023 and silver medal in 2017, and six times a competitor at the European Athletics Championships (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022 and 2024), winning the silver medal in 2022 and the gold medal in 2024. He also won the 2016 IAAF Diamond League title.
Born in Prague , Vadlejch took part in international javelin competitions from a young age, reaching the finals at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics , 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships . His senior debut followed at the 2010 European Athletics Championships , where he threw in qualifying only. He competed in the javelin throw at the 2012 Summer Olympics and placed 25th with a mark of 77.61 metres.[2] 2011 World Championships in Athletics , 2014 European Athletics Championships , and 2015 World Championships in Athletics .
Vadlejch had his breakthrough season in 2016. He reached the final at the 2016 Summer Olympics , taking eighth place, and took victory on the 2016 IAAF Diamond League circuit, with three wins and a personal best of 88.02 m (288 ft 9 + 1 4 in ) in the process. At the 2017 World Championships he set his new personal best, 89.73 m (ft 4 + 1 2 in ), winning the silver medal.
2020 Tokyo Olympic [ edit ]
He won the silver medal in the Men's Javelin throw event. He finished at the second spot behind India's Neeraj Chopra .[3] [4]
International competitions [ edit ]
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
Representing Czech Republic
2007
World Youth Championships
Ostrava, Czech Republic
12th
65.63 m[5]
2008
World Junior Championships
Bydgoszcz, Poland
10th
68.79 m
2009
European Junior Championships
Novi Sad, Serbia
8th
69.63 m
2010
European Championships
Barcelona, Spain
16th (q )
76.04 m
2011
European U23 Championships
Ostrava, Czech Republic
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World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
16th (q )
80.08 m
2012
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
25th (q )
77.61 m
2014
European Championships
Zürich, Switzerland
20th (q )
75.14 m
2015
World Championships
Beijing, China
20th (q )
78.95 m
2016
European Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
9th
78.12 m
2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8th
82.42 m
2017
World Championships
London, United Kingdom
2nd
89.73 m
2018
European Championships
Berlin, Germany
8th
80.64 m
2019
World Championships
Doha, Qatar
5th
82.19 m
2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo, Japan
2nd
86.67 m
2022
World Championships
Eugene, Oregon
3rd
88.09 m
European Championships
Munich, Germany
2nd
87.28 m
2023
World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
3rd
86.67 m
2024
European Championships
Rome, Italy
1st
88.65 m
Circuit wins [ edit ]
Diamond League
Seasonal bests [ edit ]
2008 – 76.57 m
2009 – 81.95 m
2010 – 84.47 m
2011 – 84.08 m
2012 – 80.40 m
2013 – 75.85 m
2014 – 82.97 m
2015 – 86.21 m
2016 – 88.02 m
2017 – 89.73 m
2018 – 89.02 m
2019 – 85.78 m
2020 – 84.31 m
2021 – 86.67 m
2022 - 90.88 m
2023 – 89.51 m
References [ edit ]
^ Tokyo Olympics - Neeraj Chopra Makes History, Wins 1st Gold in Athletics and 2nd Individual Overall: Highlights News18
^ "Chopra goes farthest for men's javelin gold as Vadlejch takes silver and Veselý goes bronze" . olympics.com . Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021 .
^ 700 g javelin
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Czech Republic
Matti Järvinen (FIN)
Lennart Atterwall (SWE)
Janusz Sidło (POL)
Jānis Lūsis (URS)
Michael Wessing (FRG)
Uwe Hohn (GDR)
Steve Backley (GBR)
Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
Zigismunds Sirmais (LAT)
Diamond League champions in men's javelin throw
Magnus Kirt (EST)
Neeraj Chopra (IND)
