Žan Rudolf
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Rudolf (wearing bib #17) in 2015
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | May 9, 1993 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Sport | |
| Country | Slovenian |
| Sport | Track |
| Event(s) | 800 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400 metres: 47.03[1] 800 metres: 1:46.00[1] |
| Updated on 18-8-15. | |
Žan Rudolf (born 9 May 1993) is a Slovenian track athlete who specializes in the 800 metres. He holds the Slovenian national record for the 800 metre discipline.
Running career
Rudolf, although still a teenager, ran the 800 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships. It was his first senior-level major competition appearance. A month later, he ran at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where he made it to the semi-final round in the men's 800 metres. He won the 800 metre race at the 2013 Gugl Indoor Meeting, recording a time of 1:46.96 which remains the Gugl Indoor record as of 2014.[2] Rudolf also ran the 800 metres at the 2013 European Indoor Championships, although did not qualify past the first round.
