Štěpán Janáček (; born 12 June 1977 in

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) is a Czech former

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er. He finished eighth at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, second at the

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and fifth at the 2002 European Championships. He also competed at the World Championships in

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and

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as well as the

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and

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without reaching the finals. His personal best jump is 5.76 metres, achieved in June 2002 in

. The Czech record is currently held by Adam Ptáček with 5.80 metres. He is married to a

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former sprinter,

Grażyna Prokopek Grażyna Prokopek-Janáček (born 20 April 1977 in Zalewo) is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She is married to a Czech former pole vaulter, Štěpán Janáček. International competitions 1Representing Europe P ...

Competition record

References

* 1977 births Living people Czech male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic Athletes from Prague Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Czech decathletes FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Czech Republic Competitors at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Czech Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub