Jurij Rovan (born 23 January 1975) is a

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

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, the 2005 World Championships and the

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without reaching the final round. His personal best jump is 5.61 metres, achieved in July 2004 in

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Competition record

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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 for Slovenia Sportspeople 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