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Joanna Jóźwik
Joanna Jóźwik in 2015
Personal information
NationalityPoland Polish
Born (1991-01-30) 30 January 1991 (age 33)
Wałbrzych, Poland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 m
ClubAZS-AWF Warszawa
Coached byAndrzej Wołkowycki
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Women's athletics
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chorzów 2 × 2 × 400 m relay
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zürich 800 m
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Toruń 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Prague 800 m
European Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Cheboksary 800 m

Joanna Jóźwik (born 30 January 1991 in Wałbrzych) is a Polish female middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.

Biography

On 16 August 2014, she won the bronze medal at the 2014 European Championship She has a personal outdoor best of 1:57.37 set in Rio 2016.[1][2] After placing 5th in the 800 m race during the 2016 Rio games, Jóźwik controversially declared herself the silver medalist stating, "I'm glad I'm the first European, and the second white." She later apologized for her comments, but insisted she is entitled to her opinion.[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 11th (sf) 800 m 2:05.09
8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:42.70
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 9th (h) 800 m 2:06.07
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 8th 800 m 2:15.22
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 3rd 800 m 1:59.63
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 3rd 800 m 2:02.45
World Championships Beijing, China 7th 800 m 1:59.09
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 6th 800 m 2:00.57
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th 800 m 1:57.37
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 20th (sf) 800 m 2:01.91
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 2nd 800 m 2:04.00
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 21st (sf) 800 m 2:02.32

Personal best

Outdoor

Event Performance Place Date
100 m 12.68 Poland Rzeszów 15 September 2012
200 m 24.16 Poland Sosnowiec 22 July 2014
400 m 53.08 Poland Biała Podlaska 6 September 2014
600 m 1:25.04 Poland Szczecin 9 August 2015
800 m 1:57.37 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 20 August 2016
1000 m 2:35.57 Netherlands Hengelo 24 May 2015

Indoor

Event Performance Place Date
200 m 24.96 Poland Spała 7 February 2014
400 m 54.43 Poland Spała 7 February 2014
800 m 2:00.01 Poland Toruń 3 February 2015
1000 m 2:42.36 Poland Spała 26 January 2014

References

  1. ^ European Athletics Championships – women's 800 metres result – european-athletics.org – 16 August 2014.
  2. ^ Brązowy medal Joanny Jóźwik! – sport.wp.pl – 16 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: 'I'm glad I'm the first European' – Olympian shocks with 'racist' remarks". NZ Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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