Ján Volko

Ján Volko

Volko in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 28) 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[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Slovakia European Indoor Championships 2019 Glasgow 60 m 2017 Belgrade 60 m 2021 Toruń 60 m European Games 2015 Baku Mixed team 2019 Minsk 100 m 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 200 m World University Games 2017 Taipei 200 m

Ján Volko (born 2 November 1996) is a Slovak sprinter.^[2] 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.^[3]

On 4 March 2017, Volko won a silver medal in the 60 meters at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships, setting a new record with a time of 6.58 seconds and becoming the first Slovak representative to reach the final.^[4]

At the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Volko won the gold medal in the 60m run on 2 March 2019.^[5] On 6 March 2021, he won a bronze medal in the 60-meter race at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń (Poland).^[6]

Personal life

Volko is a Christian. In 2020, he became the face of the game Athletics Mania by Slovak video game developer PowerPlay Studio.^[7]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Slovakia
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	30th (h)	60 m	6.86
	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna, Sweden	10th (sf)	100 m	10.84
			9th (h)	200 m	21.68
	European Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	1st	200 m	21.08
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	35th (h)	60 m	6.80
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	21st (sf)	100 m	10.43
			20th (sf)	200 m	21.28
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	2nd	60 m	6.58 NR
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	100 m	10.18
			1st	200 m	20.33 CR NR
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	28th (h)	100 m	10.25
			15th (sf)	200 m	20.61
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	5th	100 m	10.30
			3rd	200 m	20.99
			13th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	40.69
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	6th	60 m	6.59
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (sf)	100 m	10.31
			13th (sf)	200 m	20.58
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	1st	60 m	6.60
	European Games	Minsk, Belarus	2nd	100 m	10.38
	Universiade	Naples, Italy	4th	100 m	10.36
			5th	200 m	20.66
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruň, Poland	3rd	60 m	6.61
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	46th (h)	100 m	10.40
			42nd (h)	200 m	21.21
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	25th (h)	60 m	6.66
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	4th	100 m	10.16
			8th (sf)	200 m	20.39
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	5th	60 m	6.57
	World University Games	Chengdu, China	4th	200 m	20.66
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	36th (h)	100 m	10.25
			32nd (h)	200 m	20.69
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	13th (sf)	60 m	6.60
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	18th (sf)	100 m	10.38
			20th (h)	200 m	21.09

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

1. "Tip jej tentoraz nevyšiel. Volko ukázal, že vie zvládnuť rolu favorita, vraví jeho trénerka" (in Slovak). Sme. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
2. "Jan Volko". IAAF. 18 March 2016.
3. "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.
4. "Volko získal na halových ME striebro! Toto som naozaj nečakal, tešil sa". Pravda (in Slovak). 4 March 2017.
5. "Slovenský šprintér Volko je halovým majstrom Európy v behu na 60 metrov". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 2 March 2019.
6. "Volko dosiahol ďalší obrovský úspech, získal bronz na halových majstrovstvách Európy". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 6 March 2021.
7. "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 the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)
• Ján Volko at Olympedia