Igor Kollár (born 25 June 1965 in Žiar nad Hronom, Banská Bystrica Region) is a retired male race walker from Slovakia. He is a three-time Olympian.
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 25 June 1965 (58 years, 312 days old) |
| Sport | |
| Club | Dukla Banská Bystrica HITEC |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals |
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At the 1996 Olympics, Kollár garnered a "huge lead" over the pack in the 20 km walk, but he was disqualified as the judges deemed that he held two feet off the ground. Kollár claimed that the judges disqualified him because he was so far ahead, and they just wanted a closer finish. Following the '96 Olympics, Kollár's performance lagged and he was eventually expelled from his Dukla Banská Bystrica club, with the club saying that he was "too old". In response, Kollár created his own club called HITEC and he continued to compete for several years, making a resurgence at the 1999 World Championships where he finished 6th.[1]
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Czechoslovakia
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| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 13th | 20 km | 1:21:44 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 19th | 20 km | 1:29:38 |
Representing  Slovakia
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| 1993 | World Race Walking Cup | Monterrey, Mexico | 9th | 20 km | 1:26:00 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 8th | 20 km | 1:24:23 | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 20 km | 1:22:23 |
| 1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, PR China | 19th | 20 km | 1:23:37 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th | 20 km | 1:22:30 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | — | 20 km | DSQ |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th | 20 km | 1:24:37 |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 15th | 20 km | 1:26.43 |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th | 20 km | 1:25:15 |
| — | 50 km | DSQ | |||
| 2000 | European Race Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 15th | 20 km | 1:22:25 |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 31st | 20 km | 1:26:31 | |
References edit
- ^ a.s, Petit Press (2000-09-11). "Speedwalker returns from the depths". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- Igor Kollár at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Igor Kollár". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
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