Luka Janežič

Luka Janežič

Personal information
Full name	Luka Janežič in 2018
Born	(1995-11-14) 14 November 1995 (age 28) Vodice, Slovenia[1]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m
Club	AK Medvode AD Kladivar Celje[3]
Coached by	Rok Predanič

Luka Janežič (born 14 November 1995) is a Slovenian sprinter.^[4] He competed in the 400 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round. In the 2016 Olympic Games, Janežič advanced to the 400 m semifinals and exceeded his own national record in the event.

Luka Janezic at the 2020 Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar, Hungary

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Slovenia
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	44th (h)	200 m	22.49
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	10th (sf)	200 m	21.27
			9th (sf)	400 m	47.31
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	21st (sf)	200 m	21.41
			12th (sf)	400 m	47.06
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	3rd (h)	400 m	46.98^1
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	3rd	400 m	45.73
	World Championships	Beijing, China	28th (h)	400 m	45.28
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	9th (h)	400 m	46.79^2
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5th	400 m	45.65
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	17th (sf)	400 m	45.07
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	DSQ	400 m	—
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	400 m	45.33
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	36th (h)	400 m	46.06
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	7th (sf)	400 m	46.37
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	400 m	45.43
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	4th	400 m	46.15
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	33rd (h)	400 m	46.84
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	6th	400 m	47.22
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	15th (sf)	400 m	45.36

¹Did not start in the semifinals

²Disqualified in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 20.89 (−1.1 m/s, Kranj 2015)
• 400 metres – 44.84 (Monaco 2017) NR

Indoor

• 400 metres – 46.02 (Vienna 2017) NR

References

1. "Ekipa24.si - Luka Janežič: Jo imam pač rad". Ekipa24.si. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
2. "European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
3. Žan Skok s.p. "LUKA JANEŽIČ". Retrieved 18 March 2016.
4. "Luka Janežič". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

External links

• Luka Janežič at World Athletics
• Luka Janežič at Diamond League
• Luka Janežič at Olympedia