Joanna Jóźwik

Joanna Jóźwik

Joanna Jóźwik in 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1991-01-30) 30 January 1991 Wałbrzych, Poland
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 m
Club	AZS-AWF Warszawa
Coached by	Andrzej Wołkowycki
Medal record Representing Poland Women's athletics European Championships 2014 Zürich 800 m European Indoor Championships 2015 Prague 800 m European Team Championships 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 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. 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.

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

Personal best

Outdoor

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

Indoor

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

External links

• IAAF profile