Luka Janežič

Luka Janežič
Personal information

Full name	Luka Janežič in 2018
Born	(1995-11-14) 14 November 1995 (age 28) Vodice, Slovenia^[1]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)^[2]
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m
Club	AK Medvode AD Kladivar Celje^[3]
Coached by	Rok Predanič

Luka Janežič (born 14 November 1995) is a Slovenian sprinter.^[4] He competed in the 400 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round. In the 2016 Olympic Games, Janežič advanced to the 400 m semifinals and exceeded his own national record in the event.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Slovenia
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	44th (h)	200 m	22.49
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	10th (sf)	200 m	21.27
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	9th (sf)	400 m	47.31
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	21st (sf)	200 m	21.41
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	12th (sf)	400 m	47.06
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	3rd (h)	400 m	46.98¹
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	3rd	400 m	45.73
	World Championships	Beijing, China	28th (h)	400 m	45.28
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	9th (h)	400 m	46.79²
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5th	400 m	45.65
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	17th (sf)	400 m	45.07
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	DSQ	400 m	—
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	400 m	45.33
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	36th (h)	400 m	46.06
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	7th (sf)	400 m	46.37
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	400 m	45.43
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	4th	400 m	46.15
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	33rd (h)	400 m	46.84
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	6th	400 m	47.22
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	15th (sf)	400 m	45.36

¹Did not start in the semifinals

²Disqualified in the semifinals

Outdoor

Indoor

^ "Ekipa24.si - Luka Janežič: Jo imam pač rad". Ekipa24.si. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
^ "European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
^ Žan Skok s.p. "LUKA JANEŽIČ". Retrieved 18 March 2016.
^ "Luka Janežič". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

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