Dana Velďáková

Dana Velďáková

Velďáková in Moscow 2013
Personal information
Born	(1981-06-03) 3 June 1981 (age 43) Rožňava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Club	Akademik TU Košice
Coached by	Radoslav Dubovský
Achievements and titles
Personal best	14.51
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Slovakia European Indoor Championships 2009 Turin Triple jump 2011 Paris Triple jump European Games 2015 Baku Mixed team Universiade 2007 Bangkok Women's triple jump World Junior Championships 2000 Santiago Triple jump World Youth Games 1998 Moscow Triple jump
Updated on 4 July 2021

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.

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Slovakia
1998	World Youth Games	Moscow, Russia	3rd	Triple jump	13.05 m
	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	6th	Triple jump	13.12 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) (PB)
1999	European Junior Championships	Riga, Latvia	8th	Triple jump	13.08 m
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	4th	Long jump	6.35 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) (PB)
			3rd	Triple jump	13.92 m (wind: +1.4 m/s) (PB)
2001	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5th	Triple jump	13.50 m (wind: 0.9 m/s)
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	12th (q)	Triple jump	13.45 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	14th (q)	Triple jump	13.78 m
2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	4th	Triple jump	14.02 m
	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	5th	Triple jump	13.92 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	13th (q)	Triple jump	13.69 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	17th (q)	Triple jump	13.84 m
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	8th	Triple jump	13.76 m
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	24th (q)	Triple jump	11.44 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	6th	Triple jump	14.13 m
	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	2nd	Triple jump	14.41 m (PB)
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	10th	Triple jump	14.09 m
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	Triple jump	13.81 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	–	Triple jump	NM
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	3rd	Triple jump	14.40 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th	Triple jump	14.25 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th	Triple jump	14.18 m
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	7th	Triple jump	14.16 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	3rd	Triple jump	14.39 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	11th	Triple jump	13.96 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	8th	Triple jump	13.97 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	Triple jump	14.24 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	11th	Triple jump	11.92 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th (q)	Triple jump	13.82 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	11th	Triple jump	13.84 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	8th	Triple jump	13.75 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	6th	Triple jump	13.87 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	10th (q)	Triple jump	13.89 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	15th (q)	Triple jump	13.76 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	11th	Triple jump	13.74 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	17th (q)	Triple jump	13.98 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	12th (q)	Triple jump	13.72 m

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dana Velďáková". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. "KONČÍME! – OZNÁMILI DVOJIČKY DANKA A JANKA, KRÁĽOVNEJ VŠAK OSTÁVAJÚ SLÚŽIŤ NAĎALEJ". Atletika. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
3. Dana Velďáková at World Athletics

External links

• Dana Velďáková at Olympedia
• Dana Velďáková at Olympics.com
• Dana Velďáková at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)
• Dana Velďáková at the Rio.Olympic.sk (in Slovak)