Anja Valant (born 8 September 1977) is a retired Slovenian athlete who competed in the triple jump and long jump. Valant competed in the triple jump at the 2000 Olympic Games where she finished ninth.
Her personal best jump for the triple jump is 14.69 metres, achieved on 4 June 2000 in Kalamata and her personal best in the long jump is 6.54 metres, achieved on 18 May 1997 in Dolenjske Toplice, Slovenia. Her leap of 14.69m was the Slovenian national record until Marija Šestak jumped 14.92 metres on 3 June 2007 in Ljubljana.
Valant retired from competition after the 2012 season.
Achievements Representing 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal14th (q)Triple jump12.82 m1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain16th (q)Triple jump13.20 mEuropean Junior ChampionshipsNyíregyháza, Hungary5thTriple jump13.54 m1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden11thTriple jump13.35 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia5thTriple jump13.49 m1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France17th (q)Triple jump13.36 mMediterranean GamesBari, Italy7thLong jump5.93 m5thTriple jump13.31 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland11thLong jump6.06 m 2ndTriple jump13.98 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece38th (q)Long jump5.77 m30th (q)Triple jump13.36 mUniversiadeCatania, Italy (q)Long jump5.80 m (q)Triple jump13.53 m1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary24th (q)Long jump6.19 m17th (q)Triple jump13.85 m1999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain7thTriple jump13.92 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4thTriple jump14.29 mWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain24th (q)Triple jump13.06 m2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium12th (q)Triple jump13.40 mOlympic GamesSydney, Australia9thTriple jump13.59 m2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal7thTriple jump13.84 mWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada22nd (q)Triple jump13.16 m2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria9th (q)Triple jump13.64 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany19th (q)Triple jump13.53 m2003Military World GamesCatania, Italy 3rdTriple jump12.65 m
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