Anja Valant

Anja Valant (born 8 September 1977) is a retired Slovenian athlete who competed in the triple jump and long jump. Valant competed in the triple jump at the 2000 Olympic Games where she finished ninth.

Her personal best jump for the triple jump is 14.69 metres, achieved on 4 June 2000 in Kalamata and her personal best in the long jump is 6.54 metres, achieved on 18 May 1997 in Dolenjske Toplice, Slovenia. Her leap of 14.69m was the Slovenian national record until Marija Šestak jumped 14.92 metres on 3 June 2007 in Ljubljana.^[1]

Valant retired from competition after the 2012 season.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Slovenia
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	14th (q)	Triple jump	12.82 m
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	16th (q)	Triple jump	13.20 m
	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	5th	Triple jump	13.54 m
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	11th	Triple jump	13.35 m
	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	5th	Triple jump	13.49 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	17th (q)	Triple jump	13.36 m
	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	7th	Long jump	5.93 m
			5th	Triple jump	13.31 m
	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	11th	Long jump	6.06 m
			2nd	Triple jump	13.98 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	38th (q)	Long jump	5.77 m
			30th (q)	Triple jump	13.36 m
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	(q)	Long jump	5.80 m
			(q)	Triple jump	13.53 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	24th (q)	Long jump	6.19 m
			17th (q)	Triple jump	13.85 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	7th	Triple jump	13.92 m
	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	Triple jump	14.29 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	24th (q)	Triple jump	13.06 m
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	12th (q)	Triple jump	13.40 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	9th	Triple jump	13.59 m
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	7th	Triple jump	13.84 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	22nd (q)	Triple jump	13.16 m
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	9th (q)	Triple jump	13.64 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	19th (q)	Triple jump	13.53 m
2003	Military World Games	Catania, Italy	3rd	Triple jump	12.65 m

References

• Anja Valant at World Athletics

1. Ramsak, Bob (2007-06-04). "Triple Jump breakthrough - 14.92 for Sestak in Ljubljana". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-06-05.