| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Born | (1997-07-26) 26 July 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 400m: 44.70 (Maribor, 2025) NR |
Rok Ferlan (born 26 July 1997) is a Slovenian sprinter. He has represented his country at multiple-major championships and is the Slovenian national record holder over 400 metres. [1]
Career
He reached the semi-finals of the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.[2] He was also a semi-finalist in the 400 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, running a personal best of 45.52 seconds.[3]
He competed for Slovenia at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[4] He was runner-up to Alexander Doom in the 400 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships Second Division in Maribor, breaking the previous Slovenian national record set by Luka Janežič in 2017.[5] In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, reaching the as far as semi-finals of the men's 400 metres.[6]
References
- ^ "Rok Ferlan". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Rok Ferlan advances to 400 m semifinals after photo finish at Glasgow World Championships". Megafon.si. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 14 Sep 2025.
- ^ "Slovenian achieves personal best and advances to European Championship semi-finals". Metropolitan.si. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 14 Sep 2025.
- ^ "Ponoreli rezultati. "Ne vem, kaj se je zgodilo"". Sport Klub. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 14 Sep 2025.
- ^ "Belgium, Norway and Slovenia sit in promotion places after 2nd Division Day 1 in Maribor". European Athletics. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 14 Sep 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 Sep 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.