Dana Velďáková

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Dana Velďáková (born 3 June 1981 in Rožňava, Czechoslovakia)[1] is a former [2] Slovak athlete specialising in the triple jump.[3] A very regular jumper, qualifying for the final at almost every major competition, her biggest senior successes are two bronze medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships, in 2009 and 2011, and the silver at the 2007 Summer Universiade.

Dana Velďáková
Velďáková in Moscow 2013
Personal information
Born (1981-06-03) 3 June 1981 (age 43)
Rožňava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Slovakia
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
ClubAkademik TU Košice
Coached byRadoslav Dubovský
Achievements and titles
Personal best14.51
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Slovakia
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Turin Triple jump
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris Triple jump
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Mixed team
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Women's triple jump
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2000 SantiagoTriple jump
World Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 MoscowTriple jump
Updated on 4 July 2021

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.

International competition

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Slovakia
1998World Youth GamesMoscow, Russia3rdTriple jump13.05 m
World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France6thTriple jump13.12 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) (PB)
1999European Junior ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia8thTriple jump13.08 m
2000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile4thLong jump6.35 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) (PB)
3rdTriple jump13.92 m (wind: +1.4 m/s) (PB)
2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands5thTriple jump13.50 m (wind: 0.9 m/s)
2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria12th (q)Triple jump13.45 m
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany14th (q)Triple jump13.78 m
2003European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland4thTriple jump14.02 m
UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea5thTriple jump13.92 m
2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain13th (q)Triple jump13.69 m
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland17th (q)Triple jump13.84 m
2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia8thTriple jump13.76 m
European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden24th (q)Triple jump11.44 m
2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom6thTriple jump14.13 m
UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand2ndTriple jump14.41 m (PB)
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan10thTriple jump14.09 m
World Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany8thTriple jump13.81 m
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, ChinaTriple jumpNM
2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy3rdTriple jump14.40 m
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany7thTriple jump14.25 m
2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar5thTriple jump14.18 m
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain7thTriple jump14.16 m
2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France3rdTriple jump14.39 m
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea11thTriple jump13.96 m
2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey8thTriple jump13.97 m
European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland5thTriple jump14.24 m
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom11thTriple jump11.92 m
2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden10th (q)Triple jump13.82 m
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia11thTriple jump13.84 m
2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland8thTriple jump13.75 m
European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland6thTriple jump13.87 m
2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic10th (q)Triple jump13.89 m
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China15th (q)Triple jump13.76 m
2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands11thTriple jump13.74 m
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil17th (q)Triple jump13.98 m
2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia12th (q)Triple jump13.72 m

References