Jan Štefela (; born 20 April 2001) is a Czech high jumper. He won the gold medal in the high jump event at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships, the bronze medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, and placed fifth at the 2024 World Indoor Championships.Men's high jump at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships World Athletics He is also a three-time national champion, winning the outdoor title in 2022, and 2023, and the indoor title in 2023.
His personal best is 2.30 metres indoors, set in Třinec in February 2024 and 2.33 metres outdoors, set in June 2025 in Madrid, Spain.
Life Štefela was born on 20 April 2001 in the hospital in Krnov, however, he is native of the nearby municipality of Zátor.
International competitions Representing the 2021European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia1st2.20 m2022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany7th2.18 m2023European U23 ChampionshipsEspoo, Finland5th2.15 m2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom5th2.24 mEuropean ChampionshipsRome, Italy5th2.26 mOlympic GamesParis, France9th2.22 m2025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands2nd2.29 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China9th2.14 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan3rd2.31 m2026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland6th2.26 mEuropean ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom13th (q)2.19 mWorld Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary7th2.17 m
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