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

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Career

Volko started racing in the club BK HNT N Bratislava and also hosted in the club AK Olomouc in the Czech athletics extra league. He has been racing for the club Naša atletika since 2019. On 4 March 2017, Volko won a silver medal in the 60 meters at the

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, setting a new record with a time of 6.58 seconds and becoming the first Slovak representative to reach the final. At the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Volko won the gold medal in the 60m run on 2 March 2019. On 6 March 2021, he won a bronze medal in the 60-meter race at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń (Poland).

Personal life

Volko is a

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. In 2020, he became the face of the game Athletics Mania by Slovak video game developer PowerPlay Studio.

Competition record

Records

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 contested at ...

– 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 slight ...

– 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 indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...

– 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 programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

– 49.56 (Bratislava 2016)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Volko, Jan 1996 births Living people Slovak male sprinters Athletes from Bratislava World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovakia Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games 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 21st-century Slovak sportsmen