| Birth Date: | 3 June 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Rožňava, Czechoslovakia |
| Weight: | 600NaN0 |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Long jump |
| Coach: | Radoslav Dubovský |
| Pb: | Outdoor: 6.75 m Indoor: 6.56 m |
| Updated: | 4 July 2021 |
Jana Velďáková (born 3 June 1981) is a former[1] Slovak long jumper. She was born in Rožnava and has a twin sister named Dana, who is a triple jumper.[2]
Her personal bests in the event are 6.75 metres outdoors (Banská Bystrica 2016) and 6.56 metres indoors (Stuttgart 2007).
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 12th | Long jump | 5.70 m (-1.1 m/s) | |
| 2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8th | Long jump | 6.02 m | |
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 18th (q) | Long jump | 6.00 m | |
| Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 8th | Long jump | 6.17 m | ||
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 22nd (q) | Long jump | 4.30 m | |
| Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 11th | Long jump | 5.71 m | ||
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12th | Long jump | 6.29 m | |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 13th (q) | Long jump | 6.44 m | |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 12th | Long jump | 6.21 m | ||
| Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 10th | Long jump | 6.30 m | ||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | – (q) | Long jump | NM | |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 14th (q) | Long jump | 6.22 m | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 32nd (q) | Long jump | 6.16 m | ||
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | Long jump | 6.54 m | |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 19th (q) | Long jump | 6.11 m | |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th | Long jump | 6.31 m | |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 27th (q) | Long jump | 6.18 m | ||
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 15th (q) | Long jump | 6.17 m | |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 18th (q) | Long jump | 6.48 m | ||
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 17th (q) | Long jump | 6.24 m | |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 15th (q) | Long jump | 6.29 m | |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 17th (q) | Long jump | 6.56 m | ||
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 10th | Long jump | 6.47 m | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15th (q) | Long jump | 6.48 m | ||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 12th (q) | Long jump | 6.34 m | |