Tomáš Janků
Tomáš Janků (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈjaŋkuː]; born 27 December, 1974 in Jablonec nad Nisou) is a former Czech high jumper.
His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. In 2010, he married Czech pole vaulter Kateřina Baďurová.[1] His older brother Jan Janků is also a prominent high jumper.
Achievements
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes |
Representing  Czechoslovakia |
| 1992 |
World Junior Championships |
Seoul, South Korea |
7th |
2.17 m |
| Representing the Czech Republic |
| 1993 |
European Junior Championships |
San Sebastián, Spain |
3rd |
2.18 m |
| 1996 |
Olympic Games |
Atlanta, United States |
14th |
2.25 m |
| 1997 |
World Championships |
Athens, Greece |
28th (q) |
2.19 m |
| Universiade |
Catania, Italy |
4th |
2.26 m |
| 1998 |
European Indoor Championships |
Valencia, Spain |
3rd |
2.29 m |
| European Championships |
Budapest, Hungary |
12th |
2.24 m |
| 1999 |
World Indoor Championships |
Maebashi, Japan |
6th |
2.25 m |
| Universiade |
Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
– |
NM |
| 2002 |
European Indoor Championships |
Vienna, Austria |
6th |
2.24 m |
| European Championships |
Munich, Germany |
5th |
2.25 m |
| 2003 |
World Indoor Championships |
Birmingham, United Kingdom |
6th |
2.25 m |
| World Championships |
Paris, France |
16th (q) |
2.25 m |
| 2004 |
World Indoor Championships |
Budapest, Hungary |
16th (q) |
2.20 m |
| Olympic Games |
Athens, Greece |
15th (q) |
2.20 m |
| 2005 |
European Indoor Championships |
Madrid, Spain |
16th (q) |
2.23 m |
| 2006 |
World Indoor Championships |
Moscow, Russia |
13th (q) |
2.24 m |
| European Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
2nd |
2.34 m |
| World Athletics Final |
Stuttgart, Germany |
7th |
2.24 m |
| World Cup |
Athens, Greece |
1st |
2.28 m |
| 2007 |
European Indoor Championships |
Birmingham, United Kingdom |
4th |
2.25 m |
| World Championships |
Osaka, Japan |
5th |
2.30 m |
| 2008 |
Olympic Games |
Beijing, China |
7th |
2.29 m |
References