Nov 10, 2024 10:50 AM IST
Jan Zelezny is broadly regarded by many as the best javelin thrower of the trendy athletics period.
Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has appointed javelin throw legend Jan Zelezny as his new coach forward of the 2025 season. The previous Czech athlete is a World and Olympic champion. He’s additionally the world file holder with a throw of 98.48m.
Neeraj Chopra appointed Jan Zelezny as his new coach.
“He (Zelezny) was the best in the sport for so many years and I believe that working with him will be invaluable because our throwing styles are similar and his knowledge is unmatched,” he added.
Zelezny will be part of Neeraj in South Africa for a 31-day coaching camp, beginning later this month. Neeraj will practice with Zelezny for the subsequent two years and never the whole Olympic cycle.
In the meantime, Zelezny stated, “We are getting to know each other more closely and will start in person at a traditional winter camp in South Africa. I believe in his progress, especially in the technical aspect, so that he can continue achieving top positions at the main championships.”
Neeraj’s long-time coach Dr Klaus Bartonietz just lately introduced his retirement as a result of age.
Jan Zelezny: Achievements
Zelezny is broadly regarded by many as the best javelin thrower of the trendy athletics period, and he has the fourth, fifth and sixth greatest performances of all time. The 58-year-old broke the world file a complete of 4 occasions.
He was born in Mlada Boleslav, Czechoslovakia. Zelezny gained silver on the 1988 Olympics, and gold on the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics. He additionally gained the World Championship titles in 1993, 1995 and 2001.
He set the world file of 98.48m, which he achieved in 1996 and the World C’ships file of 92.80m, bagged in 2001. In 1997, he registered over the 90m barrier 5 occasions in a single meet. Till September 2020, he was the one athlete to throw greater than 95m with the brand new sort of javelin, which he did thrice throughout his profession.
He retired on September 19, 2006, after an exhibition in Mlada Boleslav, the place he started his profession. He’s a former coach of Vitezslav Vesely and Barbora Spotakova.
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