About Andrea Železná
Born 1993. Andrea Železná is a javelin thrower.
Andrea Železná (née Drápalová; born 4 July 1993) is a Czech javelin thrower. She has won the Czech Athletics Championships and competed at the European Athletics Championships. She is married to former javelin thrower Jan Železný.
Biography Železná threw over 60 metres for the first time in Kladno in May 2024. She won the Czech Athletics Championships for the first time in August 2025. She competed as part of the Czech team at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025, but did not advance to the final.
In March 2026, whilst training in South Africa, she suffered a groin injury which ruled her out of the 2026 season.
Personal life She is the wife of Czech former javelin thrower Jan Železný with the pair having married in Nymburk in 2019. They have one son, Sebastian. He has acted as her throwing coach.
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