Gregor Cankar

Gregor Cankar
Personal information
Born (1975-01-25) 25 January 1975 (age 51)
Celje, Yugoslavia
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1999 SevilleLong jump
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1995 FukuokaLong jump
Bronze medal – third place1997 CataniaLong jump
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1997 BariLong jump

Gregor Cankar (born 25 January 1975) is a Slovenian track and field athlete competing in long jump who won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. He finished sixth at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

His personal best jump is Slovene record, 8.40 metres, achieved in 1997 in his hometown Celje.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Slovenia
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 20th (q) 7.28 m (wind: +0.2 m/s)
1993 European Junior Championships San Sebastián, Spain 16th (q) 7.01 m
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st 8.04 m w (wind: +3.1 m/s)
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 23rd (q) 7.62 m
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 19th (q) 7.65 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden – NM
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 3rd 8.18 m (w)
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 4th 8.01 m
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 6th 8.11 m
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 7th 8.02 m
Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 1st 8.00 m
World Championships Athens, Greece – NM
Universiade Catania, Italy 3rd 8.11 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 8.00 m
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 4th 8.28 m
World Championships Sevilla, Spain 3rd 8.36 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 5th 7.94 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 15th (q) 7.98 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada – NM
Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia – NM
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 9th (q) 7.88 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 15th (q) 7.64 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 39th (q) 7.32 m

References