Sven Jansons (born 19 July 2001) is a Dutch track and field athlete. He is a national champion in
long jump and
indoor heptathlon.
Career
From 2018 he trained full-time at the Papendal National Sports Center. That year, he won bronze at the
2018 European Athletics U18 Championships
The 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships was the second edition of the biennial, continental athletics competition for European athletes aged fifteen to seventeen. It was held in Győr, Hungary from 5 to 8 July at the Olympic Sport Park.
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in the boys decathlon.
Jansons finished ninth in the decathlon at the
2019 European Athletics U20 Championships
The 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships were the 25th edition of the biennial European U20 athletics championships. They were held in Borås, Sweden from 18 July to 21 July. Beginning with this edition the long-distance races for men were 3 ...
. In
Tilburg in 2021, he set senior personal best with a tally of 7734 points. He competed at the
2021 European U23 Athletics Championships in
Tallinn. He won the long jump at the
2021 Dutch Athletics Championships in
Breda
Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...
.
He was selected for the
European U23 Athletics Championships in
Espoo in July 2023. However, he could not participate due to injury.
At the Dutch national championships in Apeldoorn in February 2024 he set a new personal best for the indoor heptathlon with a score of 6025 points. This placed him fifth in the Dutch all-time rankings. He was selected to compete in the heptathlon at the
2024 World Athletics Championships in
Glasgow in March 2024 in which he finished seventh overall.
References
2001 births
Living people
Dutch decathletes
Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships winners
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands
21st-century Dutch people
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