Slovenian long jumper (born 1975)
Gregor Cankar (born 25 January 1975 in Celje) is a Slovenian track and field athlete competing in long jump who won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. He finished sixth at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
His personal best jump is Slovene record, 8.40 metres, achieved in 1997 in his hometown Celje.
Achievements
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes
|
Representing  Slovenia
|
| 1992
|
World Junior Championships
|
Seoul, South Korea
|
20th (q)
|
7.28 m (wind: +0.2 m/s)
|
| 1993
|
European Junior Championships
|
San Sebastián, Spain
|
16th (q)
|
7.01 m
|
| 1994
|
World Junior Championships
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
1st
|
8.04 m w (wind: +3.1 m/s)
|
| European Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
23rd (q)
|
7.62 m
|
| 1995
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
19th (q)
|
7.65 m
|
| World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
–
|
NM
|
| Universiade
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
3rd
|
8.18 m (w)
|
| 1996
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Stockholm, Sweden
|
4th
|
8.01 m
|
| Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
6th
|
8.11 m
|
| 1997
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
7th
|
8.02 m
|
| Mediterranean Games
|
Bari, Italy
|
1st
|
8.00 m
|
| World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
–
|
NM
|
| Universiade
|
Catania, Italy
|
3rd
|
8.11 m
|
| 1998
|
European Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
6th
|
8.00 m
|
| 1999
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Maebashi, Japan
|
4th
|
8.28 m
|
| World Championships
|
Sevilla, Spain
|
3rd
|
8.36 m
|
| 2000
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Ghent, Belgium
|
5th
|
7.94 m
|
| Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
15th (q)
|
7.98 m
|
| 2001
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
–
|
NM
|
| Mediterranean Games
|
Radès, Tunisia
|
–
|
NM
|
| 2002
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Vienna, Austria
|
9th (q)
|
7.88 m
|
| European Championships
|
Munich, Germany
|
15th (q)
|
7.64 m
|
| 2004
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
39th (q)
|
7.32 m
|
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