Background
Zelezny, Jan was born on June 16, 1966 in Mlada, Czech Republic.
Zelezny, Jan was born on June 16, 1966 in Mlada, Czech Republic.
He holds the top five javelin performances of all time. Železný holds the world record, at 98.48 metres (323 ft 1 in) set in 1996, and the World Championships record of 92.80 m, set in 2001. As of 4 August 2013, Železný has made 53 of the total 99 throws over 90 meters, while second place on the list is shared by Andreas Thorkildsen and Aki Parviainen by eight throws over 90 meters each.
On 26 March 1997 in Stellenbosch, South Africa Železný threw 5 times over the 90m barrier in a single meeting.
During his career he has had many great battles against the likes of Steve Backley, Sergey Makarov, Boris Henry, Seppo Räty, Raymond Hecht and Aki Parviainen. He took leave of his career on 19 September 2006 on exhibition in Mladá Boleslav, the place where he started with athletics.
He will continue working for the International Olympic Committee and as a coach in Prague. He coaches Vítězslav Veselý, and he used to coach Barbora Špotáková.
International Olympic Committee.