# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jan-zelezny
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:03:16.189Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jan-zelezny"
name: "Jan Železný"
slug: "jan-zelezny"
description: "Jan Železný is a Czech former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is a World and Olympic champion and holds the world record with a throw of 98.48 metres. Widely considered the greatest javelin thrower of the modern era, he also has the fourth, fifth and sixth best performances of all time. He broke the world record a total of four times."
tagline: "Czech javelin thrower and sports official"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jan_Zelezny.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1966-06-16"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             8.244959098322152
  historical:           21.33631733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm1738419"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump