Joanna Jóźwik

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

Joanna Jóźwik
Joanna Jóźwik in 2015
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1991-01-30) 30 January 1991
Wałbrzych, Poland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m
ClubAZS-AWF Warszawa
Coached byAndrzej Wołkowycki
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Women's athletics
European Championships
2014 Zürich800 m
European Indoor Championships
2015 Prague800 m
European Team Championships
2015 Cheboksary800 m

Biography

On August 16, 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 sating, "I'm glad I'm the first European, and the second white." She later apologized for comments, but insisted she is entitled to her opinion.[3]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

Personal best

Outdoor
EventPerformancePlaceDate
100 m12.68 RzeszówSeptember 15, 2012
200 m24.16 SosnowiecJuly 22, 2014
400 m53.08 Biała PodlaskaSeptember 6, 2014
600 m1:25.04 SzczecinAugust 9, 2015
800 m1:57.37 Rio de JaneiroAugust 20, 2016
1000 m2:35.57 HengeloMay 24, 2015

Indoor
EventPerformancePlaceDate
200 m24.96 SpałaFebruary 7, 2014
400 m54.43 SpałaFebruary 7, 2014
800 m2:00.01 ToruńFebruary 3, 2015
1000 m2:42.36 SpałaJanuary 26, 2014

References
  1. European Athletics Championships - women's 800 metres result - european-athletics.org - 16-08-2014
  2. Brązowy medal Joanny Jóźwik! - sport.wp.pl - 16-08-2014
  3. "Rio Olympics 2016: 'I'm glad I'm the first European' - Olympian shocks with 'racist' remarks". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-12.


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