Žan Rudolf

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Žan Rudolf
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Rudolf (wearing bib #17) in 2015
Personal information
Born (1993-05-09) May 9, 1993 (age 30)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Slovenian
Sport Track
Event 800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 400 metres : 47.03 [2]
800 metres : 1:46.00 [2]
Updated on 18-8-15.

Žan Rudolf (born 9 May 1993) is a Slovenian track athlete who specializes in the 800 metres. He holds the Slovenian national record for the 800 metre discipline.

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Running career

Rudolf, although still a teenager, ran the 800 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships. It was his first senior-level major competition appearance. A month later, he ran at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where he made it to the semi-final round in the men's 800 metres. He won the 800 metre race at the 2013 Gugl Indoor Meeting, recording a time of 1:46.96 which remains the Gugl Indoor record as of 2014. [3] Rudolf also ran the 800 metres at the 2013 European Indoor Championships, although did not qualify past the first round.

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References

  1. "2018 Med Games bio" . Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 All-Athletics. "Profile of Zan Rudolf".
  3. "Gugl Indoor Meeting 2013 Results" (PDF). www.guglindoor.at. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.