Jurij Rovan (born 23 January 1975) is a

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pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

er. He competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2002 European Championships, the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, the 2005 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round. His personal best jump is 5.61 metres, achieved in July 2004 in

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Competition record

References

1975 births Living people Slovenian male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Slovenia People from Brežice Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Slovenia {{Slovenia-athletics-bio-stub