Róża Kozakowska

Róża Kozakowska
Personal information
Born (1989-08-26) 26 August 1989 (age 35)
Zduńska Wola, Poland[citation needed]
Sport
CountryPoland
SportPara-athletics
Disability classF32
Events
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Poland
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Club throw F32
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F32
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Club throw F32
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Bydgoszcz Shot put F32

Róża Kozakowska (born 26 August 1989)[1] is a Polish Paralympic athlete competing in F32-classification events. She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F32 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] She also set a new world record of 28.74 metres.[3] She won the silver medal in the women's shot put F32 event.

Career

Kozakowska competed in the women's long jump T38 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In June 2021, she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F32 event at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[4] She came first in the F32 Club throw with the longest throw ever of 28.74m. The Ukrainian Anastasiia Moskalenko took the silver, Mounia Gasmi of Algeria had the bronze and Alia Issa, the first woman to represent the Refugee Paralympic Team, came eighth.[2]

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics she initially threw a World Record distance of 31.30m to claim Gold, but was disqualified for using improper equipment after a protest by the Brazilian delegation.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Róża Kozakowska". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Houston, Michael (27 August 2021). "Mayhugh breaks world record twice on Tokyo 2020 Paralympics athletics opening day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's club throw F32 Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's shot put F32 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Pole loses Paralympic gold and world record after disqualification". Retrieved 31 August 2024.


Flag of PolandBiography icon Stub icon 2

This article about a Paralympic medalist of Poland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Flag of PolandBiography icon

This biographical article relating to Polish athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.