 Vadlejch in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Czech |
| Born | (1990-10-10)10 October 1990 (age 34) Prague,Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Rank | 3 |
| Event | Javelin throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest | 90.88m (2022) |
Medal record | |
Jakub Vadlejch (Czech pronunciation:[ˈjakubˈvadlɛjx]; born 10 October 1990) is a Czechtrack and field athlete who competes in thejavelin throw.[1] He is a four-time Olympian for the Czech Republic, having competed in 2012, 2016,2020 and 2024 winning a silver medal in2020. He also has represented his country six times at theWorld 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 theEuropean Athletics Championships (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022 and 2024), winning the silver medal in 2022 and the gold medal in 2024. He also won the2016 Diamond League title,2017 Diamond League title, and the2023 Diamond League Title.
Born inPrague, Vadlejch took part in international javelin competitions from a young age, reaching the finals at the2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics,2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the2009 European Athletics Junior Championships. His senior debut followed at the2010 European Athletics Championships, where he threw in qualifying only. He competed in thejavelin throw at the2012 Summer Olympics and placed 25th with a mark of 77.61 metres.[2] He was eliminated in the qualifying round at the2011 World Championships in Athletics,2014 European Athletics Championships, and2015 World Championships in Athletics.
Vadlejch had his breakthrough season in 2016. He reached the final at the2016 Summer Olympics, taking eighth place, and took victory on the2016 IAAF Diamond League circuit, with three wins and a personal best of 88.02 m (288 ft9+1⁄4 in) in the process. At the2017 World Championships he set his new personal best, 89.73 m (294 ft4+1⁄2 in), winning the silver medal.
He won the silver medal in the Men's Javelin throw event. He finished at the second spot behind India'sNeeraj Chopra.[3][4]
In November 2024 he was declared for the forth consecutive time, Czech Athlete of the year. He came in first just before bronze javelin thrower medalist inParis 2024,Nikola Ogrodníková.[5]
European Athletics Championships champions in men'sjavelin throw | |
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 Diamond League champions in men's javelin throw | |
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