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Jakub Vadlejch
Czech javelin thrower
Jakub Vadlejch (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakub ˈvadlɛjx]; born 10 October 1990) is a Czech track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.[1] He is a three-time Olympian for the Czech Republic, having competed in 2012, 2016 and 2020, winning a silver medal in 2020. He also has represented his country six times at the World Championships in Athletics (2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2023), winning the bronze medal in 2022 and 2023 and silver medal in 2017, and four times a competitor at the European Athletics Championships (2010, 2014, 2016 and 2018). He also won the 2016 IAAF Diamond League title.