Jan Štefela

Jan Štefela
	2026 European Championships
Personal information
Born	20 April 2001 (age 25); Krnov, Czech Republic
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	2.30 m i 2024; 2.33 m (outdoors) 2025;
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Czech Republic
World Championships
European Indoor Championships
European Athletics U23 Championships

Jan Štefela (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈʃtɛfɛla]; 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. 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.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the Czech Republic
2021	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	2.20 m
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	7th	2.18 m
2023	European U23 Championships	Espoo, Finland	5th	2.15 m
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	5th	2.24 m
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	5th	2.26 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	9th	2.22 m
2025	European Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	2nd	2.29 m
	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	9th	2.14 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	2.31 m
2026	World Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	6th	2.26 m
	European Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	13th (q)	2.19 m
	World Ultimate Championship	Budapest, Hungary	7th	2.17 m