Jan Veleba (athlete)

Jan Veleba (born 6 December 1986 in Brno) ^[1] is a Czech athlete specialising in the sprinting events. ^[2] He represented his country at three outdoor and two indoor European Championships.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the   Czech Republic
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	30th (h)	100 m	10.68
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	15th (sf)	60 m	6.71
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	22nd (sf)	100 m	10.60
			7th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.52 1
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	13th (sf)	100 m	10.38
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	20th (sf)	60 m	6.74
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	16th (sf)	100 m	10.28
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	16th (sf)	60 m	6.80
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	25th (h)	100 m	10.52
			6th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.94 2
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	12th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.77
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	32nd (h)	60 m	6.75
	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	20th (h)	100 m	10.53
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.22

¹Did not finish in the final
²Did not start in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.16 (+1.6 m/s) (Brno 2019)
• 200 metres – 20.86 (+2.0 m/s) (Tábor 2012)
• 400 metres – 48.81 (Prague 2008)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.65 (Prague 2011)

References

1. Veleba: Lemaitre ukazuje, že i bílý sprinter má šanci at Deník.cz, 1 January 2012.
2. Jan Veleba at World Athletics