Jan Friš

Jan Friš
nation	Czech Republic
birthday	19th December 1995 (age 24)
place of birth	Prague , Czech Republic
size	170 cm
Career
discipline	1500 meter run
Best performance	3: 40.85 min
society	TJ Dukla Prague
Trainer	Josef Vedra
status	active
Medal table
Summer Universiade 0 × 1 × 0 ×
Universiade silver Naples 2019 1500 m
last change: August 9, 2020

Jan Friš (born December 19, 1995 in Prague ) is a Czech medium and long-distance runner who specializes in the 1,500 meter run .

Athletic career

International experience gained in January Friš in 2014, when he at the World Junior Championships in Eugene in the steeplechase with 9: 20.52 minutes was eliminated in the flow. The following year he took part in the 1500 meter run at the European Indoor Championships in Prague , but failed there with 3: 47.16 minutes in the preliminary round and two years later he was eliminated at the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade with 3: 50.38 minutes in the first round. He then took part in the U23 European Championships in Bydgoszcz and did not reach the final with 3: 47.73 min. In 2019 he was eliminated from the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow with 3: 49.59 minutes in advance. He then won the silver medal behind the Pole Michał Rozmys at the Summer Universiade in Naples in 3: 53.95 minutes and was also used in the run-up to the Czech 4 x 400 meter relay and also reached the final.

In 2019 Friš became the Czech champion in the 5000 meter run . In addition, he was indoor champion in the 3000 meter run in 2018 and 2019 and over 1500 meters in 2019.

Personal bests

• 1500 meters: 3: 39.05 min, August 9, 2020 in Pilsen
  • 1500 meters (hall): 3: 41.96 s, February 2, 2019 in Luxembourg
• Mile: 4: 01.41 min, June 20, 2019 in Ostrava
  • Mile (hall): 4: 08.96 min, February 21, 2018 in Athlone
• 3000 meters: 8: 03.54 min, May 12, 2019 in Pliezhausen
  • 3000 meters (hall): 8: 10.70 min, January 25, 2018 in Ostrava
• 5000 meters: 14: 26.61 min, September 8, 2019 in Hodonín

Web links

• January Friš in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Profile at the Czech Athletics Federation