Ivan Horvat

Ivan Horvat (born 17 August 1993 in Osijek) is a Croatian pole vaulter. He won the silver medal at the 2012 World Junior Athletics Championship in Barcelona. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he finished 20th, and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Career He won the silver medal in the pole vault at the in 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona, Spain, with a clearance of 5.55 metres. He cleared 5.35 metres on his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Games in London, England.

In 2015, Horvat made it to the final of the 2015 World Athletics Championship in Beijing, China, with the new national record of 5.70 metres.

He cleared 5.30 metres to place seventh overall at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He subsequently competed the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro where he cleared 5.30 metres but did not progress to the final.

He placed seventh overall at the 2017 European Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia with a best height of 5.75 metres. He competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, but did not reach the final.

He had a best jump of 5.36 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, but it was not sufficient to make the final. In July 2018, he increased his Croatian outdoor national record to 5.71 metres.

He competed at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, but did not qualify through to the final.

He jumped 5.40 metres to win the second division of the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia, Poland.

He competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, but failed to record s jump and did not proceed to the final.

Competition record