Joanna Jóźwik

Joanna Jóźwik
Jóźwik in 2015
Personal information
Born (1991-01-30) 30 January 1991 (age 33)
Wałbrzych, Poland
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportAthletics
Event800 metres
ClubAZS-AWF Katowice (2019–2023)
AZS-AWF Warszawa (2013–2018)
KKS Victoria Stalowa Wola (2006–2012)
Coached byJakub Ogonowski, Andrzej Wołkowycki, Stanisław Anioł
Retired2023
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Poland
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 retired Polish middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She won the bronze medal at the 2014 European Athletics Championships. Indoors, at the European Indoor Championships, Jóźwik earned bronze in 2015 and silver in 2021.

She placed fifth at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Jóżwik is the Polish indoor record holder for the 800 m, and won four national titles over the distance.

Biography

On 16 August 2014, Joanna Jóźwik won the bronze medal in the 800 metres at the European Championships held in Zürich.

Her personal outdoor best for this distance is 1:57.37, set in the final of the 2016 Rio Olympics.[1][2] After placing fifth in that final in a race she declared herself the silver medalist stating, "I'm glad I'm the first European, and the second white" [3]

Statistics

Jóźwnik (second from the right) in the 800 m semi-final at the 2016 Rio Olympics

International competitions

Representing  Poland
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
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
European Team Championships Super League Cheboksary, Russia 2nd 800 m 2:00.30
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 European Team Championships Super League Lille, France 4th 800 m 2:03.81
World Championships London, United Kingdom 20th (sf) 800 m 2:01.91
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 2nd 800 m 2:04.00
World Relays Chorzów, Poland 1st 2x2x400 m relay 3:40.92 AB
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 21st (sf) 800 m 2:02.32

Personal bests

Event Performance Place Date Notes
200 metres 24.16 Poland Sosnowiec 22 July 2014
200 metres indoor 24.96 Poland Spała 7 February 2015
400 metres 53.08 Poland Biała Podlaska 6 September 2014
400 metres indoor 54.13 Poland Toruń 6 February 2019
600 metres 1:25.04 Poland Szczecin 9 August 2015
800 metres 1:57.37 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 20 August 2016
800 metres indoor 1:59.29 Poland Toruń 10 February 2017 NR
1000 metres 2:34.93 Poland Sopot 28 July 2016
1000 metres indoor 2:42.36 Poland Spała 26 January 2014

National titles

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". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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