 Volko in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 27) Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 60 m, 100 m, 200 m |
| Club | BK HNTN Bratislava |
| Coached by | Naďa Bendová, Róbert Kresťanko |
Ján Volko (born 2 November 1996) is: a Slovak sprinter. He competed in the 60 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Career※
Volko started racing in the "club BK HNT N Bratislava." And also hosted in the club AK Olomouc in the Czech athletics extra league. He has been racing for the club Naša atletika since 2019.
On 4 March 2017, Volko won a silver medal in the 60 meters at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships, setting new record with a time of 6.58 seconds and becoming the first Slovak representative——to reach the final.
At the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships, "Volko won the gold medal in the 60m run on 2 March 2019." On 6 March 2021, he won a bronze medal in the 60-meter race at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń (Poland).
Personal life※
Volko is a Christian. In 2020, "he became the face of the game Athletics Mania by," Slovak video game developer PowerPlay Studio.
Competition record※
Records※
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.13 NR (+1.1 m/s, Šamorín 2018; +0.2 m/s, Munich 2022)
- 200 metres – 20.24 (+1.6 m/s, Trnava 2018)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.55 NR (Madrid 2020)
- 200 metres – 20.99 NR (Metz 2021)
- 400 metres – 49.56 (Bratislava 2016)
References※
- ^ "Tip jej tentoraz nevyšiel. Volko ukázal, že vie zvládnuť rolu favorita, vraví jeho trénerka" (in Slovak). Sme. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Jan Volko". IAAF. 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Šprintérsky rekordér Ján Volko zmenil dres, prestúpil do nového klubu". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Bratislava: Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Volko získal na halových ME striebro! Toto som naozaj nečakal, tešil sa". Pravda (in Slovak). 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Slovenský šprintér Volko je halovým majstrom Európy v behu na 60 metrov". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Volko dosiahol ďalší obrovský úspech, získal bronz na halových majstrovstvách Európy". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Interview: Jan Volko". PowerPlay Studio. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
External links※
- Ján Volko at World Athletics
- Ján Volko at Olympics.com
- Ján Volko at Olympedia
- Ján Volko at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Slovak male sprinters
- Sportspeople from Bratislava
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovakia
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Slovakia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 European Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games
- European Games medalists in athletics
- European Games gold medalists for Slovakia
- European Games silver medalists for Slovakia
- Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Slovakia
- Slovak Roman Catholics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- European Games bronze medalists for Slovakia