Ján Volko (born 2 November 1996) is a Slovak sprinter. He competed in the 60 metres at the

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. His biggest successes to date are: the silver medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships with a new national record of 6.58, the gold medal at the 2019 European Indoor Championships, and the bronze medal at the 2021 European Indoor Championships. In 2020, he became the "face" of the game Athletics Mania by Slovak developer PowerPlay Studio. Volko is a practising

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. He works with youth and was educated at the

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Youth Centre in Trnávka neighbourhood of

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Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 10.13 NR (+1.1 m/s, Šamorín 2018; +0.2 m/s, Munich 2022) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 20.24 (+1.6 m/s, Trnava 2018) Indoor *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior at ...

– 6.55 NR (Madrid 2020) *

– 20.99 NR (Metz 2021) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

– 49.56 (Bratislava 2016)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Volko, Jan 1996 births Living people Slovak male sprinters Sportspeople from Bratislava World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovakia Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for Slovakia Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 European Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in athletics European Games gold medalists for Slovakia European Games silver medalists for Slovakia Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade European Athletics Indoor Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Slovakia Slovak Roman Catholics Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games European Games bronze medalists for Slovakia