Tomáš Janků (; born 27 December 1974 in
Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou (; ) is a city in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It is the second-largest city in the region. It is a local centre for education, and is known for its glass and jewelry production, espe ...
) is a former
Czech
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high jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
er.
His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved at the
2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. In 2010, he married Czech pole vaulter
Kateřina Baďurová
Kateřina Baďurová (; born 18 December 1982 in Ostrava), also known as Kateřina Janků, is a Czech former pole vaulter.
She finished twelfth at the Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault, 2004 Olympic Games. She also comp ...
.
His older brother
Jan Janků was also a prominent high jumper.
Achievements
References
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1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Jablonec nad Nisou
Athletes from the Liberec Region
Czech male high jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic
European Athletics Championships medalists
Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners
Czech Athletics Championships winners
21st-century Czech sportsmen
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