Janko Janša

Janko Janša
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Born19 July 1900[1]
Mojstrana, Austria-Hungary
Sport
SportCross-country skiing

Janko Janša (born 1900, date of death unknown)[2] was a Slovenian cross-country skier.

He was born in the village of Dovje near Kranjska Gora. He competed in cross-country skiing in the 1928 Winter Olympics and reached the 40th position in the men's 18 kilometre event and the 29th position in the men's 50 kilometre event.[3]

Janša was coaching the Slovenian cross-country skiing team in preparation for the 1948 Winter Olympics.[2]

His brother Joško Janša was also an Olympic cross-country skier.

References

  1. ↑ Janko Janša at Olympedia
  2. 1 2 "Janko Janša". obrazislovenskihpokrajin.si (in Slovenian). Obrazi slovenskih pokrajin (Slovenian Biographical Lexicon). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joško Janša Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2019.