Maria Andrejczyk
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Born |
Sejny, Poland[1] | 9 March 1996||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||
Club | LUKS Hańcza Suwałki | ||||||||||||
Coached by | Karol Sikorski | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 17 August 2016. |
Maria Andrejczyk (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarja anˈdrɛjt͡ʂɨk]; born 9 March 1996 in Sejny) is a Polish athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[2] She is the 2015 European Junior champion.
Career
Andrejczyk competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. She won the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships.
Andrejczyk represented Poland at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. On 16 August 2016, she achieved her personal best and a new Polish national record – 67.11 metres – while competing in the qualifying round. She went on to finish fourth in the final.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Poland | |||||
2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 26th (q) | Javelin throw (500 g) | 45.14 m |
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 5th | Javelin throw | 53.66 m |
2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 1st | Javelin throw | 59.73 m |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 28th (q) | Javelin throw | 56.75 m | |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 13th (q) | Javelin throw | 57.93 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | Javelin throw | 64.78 m | |
2016 | Diamond League | Lausanne, Switzerland | 8th | Javelin throw | 53.49 m |
References
- ↑ "Mieszkanka Sejn najlepszą oszczepniczką Europy" (in Polish). suwalking.pl. 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ↑ Maria Andrejczyk profile at IAAF
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