Luka Janežič
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Luka Janežič in 2018 |
Born | Vodice, Slovenia[1] | 14 November 1995
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 400 m |
Club | AK Medvode AD Kladivar Celje[3] |
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Luka Janežič (born 14 November 1995) is a Slovenian sprinter.[4] He competed in the 400 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round. In the 2016 Olympic Games, Janežič advanced to the 400 m semifinals and exceeded his own national record in the event.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Luka_Janezic_at_the_2020_Gyulai_Memorial_in_Szekesfehervar%2C_Hungary.jpg/220px-Luka_Janezic_at_the_2020_Gyulai_Memorial_in_Szekesfehervar%2C_Hungary.jpg)
Luka Janezic at the 2020 Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar, Hungary
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 44th (h) | 200 m | 22.49 |
2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 21.27 |
9th (sf) | 400 m | 47.31 | |||
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 21st (sf) | 200 m | 21.41 |
12th (sf) | 400 m | 47.06 | |||
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 3rd (h) | 400 m | 46.981 |
European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 3rd | 400 m | 45.73 | |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 28th (h) | 400 m | 45.28 | |
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 9th (h) | 400 m | 46.792 |
European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5th | 400 m | 45.65 | |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17th (sf) | 400 m | 45.07 | |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | DSQ | 400 m | — |
European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 400 m | 45.33 | |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 36th (h) | 400 m | 46.06 | |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 7th (sf) | 400 m | 46.37 |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 5th | 400 m | 45.43 | |
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | 400 m | 46.15 |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 33rd (h) | 400 m | 46.84 | |
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 6th | 400 m | 47.22 |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 45.36 |
1Did not start in the semifinals
2Disqualified in the semifinals
Personal bests[]
Outdoor
- 200 metres – 20.89 (−1.1 m/s, Kranj 2015)
- 400 metres – 44.84 (Monaco 2017) NR
Indoor
- 400 metres – 46.02 (Vienna 2017) NR
References[]
- ^ "Ekipa24.si - Luka Janežič: Jo imam pač rad". Ekipa24.si. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Žan Skok s.p. "LUKA JANEŽIČ". Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Luka Janežič". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
External links[]
- Luka Janežič at World Athletics
- Luka Janežič at Diamond League
- Luka Janežič at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Slovenian male sprinters
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovenia
- People from the Municipality of Vodice
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Slovenia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- European Games competitors for Slovenia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games
- Slovenian athletics biography stubs