Eva Janko (née Egger) (born 24 January 1945) is a former javelin thrower from Austria.
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| Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 24, 1945 Floing, Styria, Nazi Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | javelin | ||||||||||||||
| Club | LAC Südstadt ULC Wildschek | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editJanko won the bronze medal in javelin throw at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico.[1]
Her personal best throw of 61,80 metres, achieved in July 1973 in Innsbruck, is still the Austrian record.[2]
Janko won the British WAAA Championships title in the javelin throw event at the 1974 WAAA Championships.[3][4][5]
Personal life
editShe is the mother of the Austria national football team player Marc Janko.
References
edit- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Austrian national records, outdoor Archived February 22, 2001, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Midland Girl Shocks Champion". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 July 1974. Retrieved 7 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
External links
edit- Eva Janko-Egger at Olympics.com
- Eva Janko at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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