Jana Koščak
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| Born | 19 May 2006 Varaždin, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Heptathlon, Pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jana Koščak (born 19 May 2006) is a Croatian multi-event track and field athlete. In 2022, she became the European under-18 champion in Pentathlon and Heptathlon. In 2024, she became World U20 Champion in the Heptathlon. She is the Croatian senior national record holder in the heptathlon and pentathlon.[1]
Career
[edit]From Varaždin, Koščak secured five personal bests in winning the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships Heptathlon event, held in Jerusalem in July 2022.[2] Her points tally placed her fifth on the European U18 all-time list.[3]
In January 2023 Koscak cleared 1.90m in the high jump to break the Croatian indoor U18 record held previously by Blanka Vlašić.[4] A month later in Tallinn at the Tallinn Indoor Meeting, Koscak set a new European youth best in the pentathlon, scoring 4232.[5][6] Later that month in Zagreb, Koscak scored 4585 points for the girls pentathlon which was reported as an under-18 world record score.[7][8]
In May 2023 she was awarded “rookie of the meet” when she finished ninth overall competing with senior women at the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis.[9] It was her senior athletics debut, and she secured a new Croatian senior national record in the heptathlon of 6293 points, surpassing the tally of 5615 set by her sister Klara Koščak in May 2021.[10][11]
In February 2024, she set a new national record score in the pentathlon of 4436 points, in Tallinn.[12]
She won gold in the heptathlon at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024.[13]
Personal life
[edit]From Varaždin, she is coached by her father Patrik Koščak.[14] Her sister Klara is also a competitor in athletics.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jana Koscak". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Rogulj, Daniela (6 July 2022). "16-year-old Jana Koščak Sets Heptathlon World Record for Most Points Won Under 18!". Total Croatia News. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Championship records tumble on the second day in Jerusalem". European-athletics.com. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Mahuchikh opens her season with a 2.00m world lead in Lviv". European-athletics. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Božičević, Vedran (5 February 2023). "The wonderful Jana Koščak broke two senior and one U-18 record for a great third place in the premier pentathlon". Sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Weekend roundup – World pentathlon lead for Sulek in Tallinn". EAA. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Pentathlon U18 World Record: 16-year-old Croatian Jana Koscak again!". Atleticalive.it. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Božičević, Vedran (26 February 2023). "PHOTO: Jana Koščak, world record holder! 'This doesn't happen every day, but tomorrow I already have school waiting for me'". Sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Hall scores 6988 to win Götzis heptathlon, LePage takes decathlon". World Athletics. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Rekord Klare Koščak u sedmoboju - 5615 bodova". Has.hr. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Božičević, Vedran (28 May 2023). "Wonderful senior debut of Jane Koščak! No 17-year-old girl in history had such a result". Sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Skotheim tallies 6281 points for heptathlon victory in Tallinn". European Athletics. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Reid and Walaza win world U20 100m titles in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Dragičević, Toma (28 February 2023). "Something big is growing in Varaždin: Jana Koščak exceeded all expectations, one detail is particularly impressive". Sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Božičević, Vedran (25 April 2023). "Jana Koščak continues where she left off: Croatia's young hope broke the record again, surpassing her sister Klara". Sportske.jutarnji.hr.
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