Jan Leitner
Czechoslovak long jumper
Jan Leitner (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈlajtnɛr]; born 14 September 1953) is a retired long jumper who represented Czechoslovakia.
Leitner was born in Znojmo, Czechoslovakia. His greatest achievements were gold medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and IAAF World Indoor Championships in 1984 and 1985. He represented his country at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 18th | |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | |
1984 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | |
1985 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | |
1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd |
References
- Jan Leitner at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Leitner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
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World Indoor Champions in men's long jump
- 1985: Jan Leitner (TCH)
- 1987: Larry Myricks (USA)
- 1989: Larry Myricks (USA)
- 1991: Dietmar Haaf (GER)
- 1993: Iván Pedroso (CUB)
- 1995: Iván Pedroso (CUB)
- 1997: Iván Pedroso (CUB)
- 1999: Iván Pedroso (CUB)
- 2001: Iván Pedroso (CUB)
- 2003: Dwight Phillips (USA)
- 2004: Savanté Stringfellow (USA)
- 2006: Ignisious Gaisah (GHA)
- 2008: Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)
- 2010: Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)
- 2012: Mauro Vinícius da Silva (BRA)
- 2014: Mauro Vinícius da Silva (BRA)
- 2016: Marquis Dendy (USA)
- 2018: Juan Miguel Echevarría (CUB)
- 2022: Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)
- 2024: Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)
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