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Jan Železný

1966 - Today

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Jan Železný (Czech pronunciation: [jan ˈʒɛlɛzniː] ; born 16 June 1966) is a Czech former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is a World and Olympic champion and holds the world record with a throw of 98.48 metres (323 ft 1 in). Widely considered the greatest javelin thrower of the modern era, he also has the fourth, fifth and sixth best performances of all time. He broke the world record a total of four times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Železný is the 130th most popular athlete (down from 43rd in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from Czechia (down from 195th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jan Železný ranks 130 out of 6,025. Before him are Theagenes of Thasos, John Ljunggren, Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Viggo Jensen, Cy Young, and Karl Hein. After him are Fred Kelly, Hans Woellke, William Hoyt, Albin Stenroos, Jane Bell, and Gisela Mauermayer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Jan Železný ranks 86. Before him are Stephen Baldwin, Christoph Schneider, Vikram, Raimonds Vējonis, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, and Tom McCarthy. After him are Lisa Edelstein, Qusay Hussein, Cynthia Nixon, Faure Gnassingbé, Mika Salo, and Nechirvan Barzani.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Jan Železný ranks 301 out of 1,200. Before him are Jiří Sobotka (1911), Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel (1246), John of Görlitz (1370), Judith of Bohemia (1056), Josef Blösche (1912), and Oskar Nedbal (1874). After him are Pavel Kohout (1928), Karel Hynek Mácha (1810), Karel Kramář (1860), Mirek Topolánek (1956), Catherine of Poděbrady (1449), and Gorazd (1879).

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Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Jan Železný ranks 3. Before him are Emil Zátopek (1922), and Dana Zátopková (1922). After him are Dominik Hašek (1965), František Čapek (1914), Ludvík Daněk (1937), Olga Fikotová (1932), František Pospíšil (1944), František Janda-Suk (1878), Gerhard Auer (1943), František Douda (1908), and Karel Mejta Sr (1928).

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