{"id":9904,"date":"2023-12-06T11:06:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T09:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/meet-the-athletes-yaroslava-mahuchikh\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T14:28:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T12:28:04","slug":"meet-the-athletes-jakub-vadlejch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/en\/meet-the-athletes-jakub-vadlejch\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the athletes: Jakub Vadlejch"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9904\" class=\"elementor elementor-9904 elementor-9845\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac80fb0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac80fb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e638005\" data-id=\"e638005\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6c5c4 img-atl elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d6c5c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Vadlejch_Sito.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Vadlejch_Sito\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTk5NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5yb21hMjAyNC5ldVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMTJcL1ZhZGxlamNoX1NpdG8ucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Vadlejch_Sito.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9995\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Vadlejch_Sito.png 401w, https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Vadlejch_Sito-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3248880\" data-id=\"3248880\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"scheda-ath\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff66e2 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cff66e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jakub Vadlejch <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4133074 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4133074\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ac1f09 col-athl-mob elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"8ac1f09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7217c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b7217c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Date of birth<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\">1<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; background-color: initial;\">0 October 1990<\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f3c37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23f3c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Weight<strong><br \/>93 kg<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109a45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"109a45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Height<strong><br \/>1,91 cm<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1048b76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1048b76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Nationality<strong><br \/>Czech Republic<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32ce910 col-athl-mob elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"32ce910\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6a12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a6a12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Discipline<br \/><strong>Javelin<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52237d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52237d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Medals:<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Olympics<br><\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f948.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd48\"> 1<br><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">World Cup<br><\/span><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f948.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd48\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f949.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd49\">2<br><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Europeans<br><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f948.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd48\">1<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3648b39 col-ath elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"3648b39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a6872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78a6872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Date of birth<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>October 10, 1990<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ba904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69ba904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Weight<strong><br \/>93 kg<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f62f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4f62f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Altezza<strong><br \/>1,91 cm<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fec85c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fec85c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Nationality<strong><br \/>Czech Republic<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e48394 col-ath elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"7e48394\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff988b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff988b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Discipline<br \/><strong>Javelin<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69ee0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f69ee0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Medals:<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Olympics<br \/><\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f948.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd48\" \/> 1<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">World Cup<br \/><\/span><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f948.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd48\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f949.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd49\" \/>2<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Europeans<br \/><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f948.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd48\" \/>1<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a100e0d tab-ath elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a100e0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be942f7\" data-id=\"be942f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acaad95 elementor-tabs-alignment-center tab-descr elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"acaad95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1811\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1811\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Career Start<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1812\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1812\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Victories and Successes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1813\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1813\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Curiosities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1811\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Career Start<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1811\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1811\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>Jakub Vadlejch was born in Prague on October 10, 1990. He is 1.91 centimeters tall and weighs 93 kilograms. He is a Czech athlete, champion in the javelin throw and silver medalist in the specialty at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>He represented his country six times at the World Athletics Championships (2011 to 2023), winning the silver medal in 2017 and the bronze medal in 2022 and 2023. He also won the Diamond League title in 2016, 2017 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p><b>Early career<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Vadlejch has taken part in international javelin competitions since he was a boy, reaching the final at the 2007 World Youth Track and Field Championships, the 2008 World Junior Track and Field Championships and the 2009 European Junior Track and Field Championships.<\/p>\n<p>His senior debut, however, was at the 2010 European Championships, where he participated only in the qualifiers. He then competed in the javelin throw at the 2012 Olympics and and failed to make it past the qualifying round by throwing 77.61 meters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1812\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Victories and Successes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1812\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1812\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>In 2016 that Vadlejch achieved his first major honors: he reached the final at the 2016 Olympics, taking eighth place, and won the Diamond League final for the first time. While at the 2017 World Championships in London, he took silver by improving to 89.73 meters.<\/p>\n<p>He later won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, coming in just behind India&#8217;s Neeraj Chopra. It was a challenge that was also repeated at the Diamond League in Eugene in 2023, where Jakub Vadlejch left behind his most illustrious rivals to win a prestigious title: first place, with a final throw of 84.24 meters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1813\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Curiosities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1813\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1813\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><b>Age<\/b>: Vadlejch at 33 years old is currently one of the most seasoned competitors at the elite level in the world javelin. But in his case it is true that age makes experience: he reached the magical 90-meter mark in 2022 (90.88) and in 2023 he achieved a season&#8217;s best with a throw of 89.51 meters.<\/p>\n<p><b>Origins<\/b>: Vadlejch is from the same country as Jan \u017delezn\u00fd, world record holder of 98.48 meters in 1996, who has also been his coach since his youth, accompanying him in his growth.<\/p>\n<p><b>Hobbies<\/b>: Vadlejch is a nature lover, often taking long trips to the mountains to relax. But there is another passion in the athlete&#8217;s life. In fact, Vadlejch loves coffee, so much so that he always has everything he needs to prepare it with him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87235ee tog-disc elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-event-type-toggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"87235ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-active elementor-tab-title\" id=\"elementor-tab-title-1411\" tabindex=\"1411\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1411\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCareer Start\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block;\" id=\"elementor-tab-content-1411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1411\"><p>Jakub Vadlejch was born in Prague on October 10, 1990. He is 1.91 centimeters tall and weighs 93 kilograms. He is a Czech athlete, champion in the javelin throw and silver medalist in the specialty at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>He represented his country six times at the World Athletics Championships (2011 to 2023), winning the silver medal in 2017 and the bronze medal in 2022 and 2023. He also won the Diamond League title in 2016, 2017 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p><b>Early career<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Vadlejch has taken part in international javelin competitions since he was a boy, reaching the final at the 2007 World Youth Track and Field Championships, the 2008 World Junior Track and Field Championships and the 2009 European Junior Track and Field Championships.<\/p>\n<p>His senior debut, however, was at the 2010 European Championships, where he participated only in the qualifiers. He then competed in the javelin throw at the 2012 Olympics and and failed to make it past the qualifying round by throwing 77.61 meters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" tabindex=\"1412\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVictories and Successes\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\"><p>In 2016 that Vadlejch achieved his first major honors: he reached the final at the 2016 Olympics, taking eighth place, and won the Diamond League final for the first time. While at the 2017 World Championships in London, he took silver by improving to 89.73 meters.<\/p>\n<p>He later won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, coming in just behind India&#8217;s Neeraj Chopra. It was a challenge that was also repeated at the Diamond League in Eugene in 2023, where Jakub Vadlejch left behind his most illustrious rivals to win a prestigious title: first place, with a final throw of 84.24 meters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1413\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" tabindex=\"1413\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCuriosities\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1413\"><p><b>Age<\/b>: Vadlejch at 33 years old is currently one of the most seasoned competitors at the elite level in the world javelin. But in his case it is true that age makes experience: he reached the magical 90-meter mark in 2022 (90.88) and in 2023 he achieved a season&#8217;s best with a throw of 89.51 meters.<\/p>\n<p><b>Origins<\/b>: Vadlejch is from the same country as Jan \u017delezn\u00fd, world record holder of 98.48 meters in 1996, who has also been his coach since his youth, accompanying him in his growth.<\/p>\n<p><b>Hobbies<\/b>: Vadlejch is a nature lover, often taking long trips to the mountains to relax. But there is another passion in the athlete&#8217;s life. 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