Július Ivan
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Czechoslovakia
IAAF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place1981 Rome110 m hurdles

Július Ivan (born 25 March 1954) is a Slovak former track and field hurdler who competed in the 110 metres hurdles for Czechoslovakia. Born in Šurany, he was a member of the Dukla Banská Bystrica sports club and represented his country at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.[1] He was a bronze medallist at the 1981 IAAF World Cup.[2][3] He also represented his country at the European Athletics Championships twice and at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics.[4] He was the B-final winner of the 1981 European Cup.[5]

He was a five time national champion at the Czechoslovak Athletics Championships between 1975 and 1983, and also won two indoor national titles over 60 metres hurdles (1979 and 1980).[6] His national title-winning time of 13.55 seconds outdoors in 1981 was a lifetime best,[7] a championship record that was unbeaten for a decade,[8] and ranked him second among Europeans for that season.[9]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1978 European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 7th (semis) 110 m hurdles 14.29
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union — 110 m hurdles DNF
1981 European Cup B Final Athens, Greece 1st 110 m hurdles 13.54w
World Cup Rome, Italy 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.66
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 7th (heats) 110 m hurdles 14.05
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 110 m hurdles 14.28

National titles

See also

References

  1. ↑ Julius Ivan. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  2. ↑ Julius Ivan. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  3. ↑ IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  4. ↑ Julius Ivan. IAAF. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  5. ↑ European Cup B Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  6. ↑ Czechslovakian Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  7. ↑ Julius Ivan. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  8. ↑ Czechoslovakian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  9. ↑ European Top Performer (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
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