Ján Zvara (born 12 February 1963 in

Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica (, also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Greater Fatra, Veľká Fatra, and t ...

) is a retired Slovak

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 who represented

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. His greatest achievement was the bronze medal at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships. His personal best was 2.36 metres, achieved in August 1987 in Prague.

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* 1963 births Living people Czechoslovak male high jumpers Slovak male high jumpers Sportspeople from Banská Bystrica Athletes from the Banská Bystrica Region Place of birth missing (living people) World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners {{Slovakia-athletics-bio-stub