Joanna Jóźwik in 2015
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Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Wałbrzych, Poland |
30 January 1991 ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Club | AZS-AWF Warszawa | ||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Andrzej Wołkowycki | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joanna Jóźwik (born 30 January 1991 in Wałbrzych) is a Polish female middle distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres.
On August 16, 2014, she won the bronze medal at the 2014 European Championship with a new personal outdoor best of 1:57.37.
Following her fifth placement in the Women's 800m race at the Rio Olympics, Jozwik was reported to claim that she was the "first European" and "second white" to finish the race.