Anna Jesień

Anna Marta Jesień (née Olichwierczuk, born 10 December 1978 in Kostki near Sokołów Podlaski) is a Polish former hurdler.

Anna Jesień

Jesień at Osaka 2007
Personal information
Birth name	Anna Olichwierczuk
Nationality	Poland
Born	(1978-12-10) 10 December 1978 (age 46) Kostki, Poland
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb) (2012)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m hurdles
Club	LŁKS Prefbet Śniadowo Łomża Skra Warszawa
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Poland World Championships 2007 Osaka 400 m hurdles European Championships 2002 Munich 4x400 m relay 2002 Munich 400 m hurdles 2006 Gothenburg 4x400 m relay European Team Championships 2009 Leiria 400 m hurdles

She won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich. Four years later she finished 6th in the final of the same event at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.

She also competed in both 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games but failed to make it through the heats on both occasions.^[1] She finished 4th in the 2005 World Championships. In 2007, she won the bronze medal at World Championships in Osaka.^[2]

At the 2008 Olympics, she reached the final of the 400 m hurdles and finished in 5th place, while the women's 4 x 400 metre team reached the semi-finals.^[3][4] At the 2012 Olympics, she reached the semi-finals in the 400 m hurdles.^[5]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Poland
1997	European Junior Championships	Ljubljana, Slovenia	15th (h)	400 m hurdles	61.18
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	17th (h)	400 m hurdles	59.60
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.28
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	21st (h)	400 m hurdles	57.36
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	10th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.64
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	3rd	400 m hurdles	56.18
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.15
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	16th (h)	400 m hurdles	56.07
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.64
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	21st (h)	400 m hurdles	56.03
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	400 m hurdles	54.17
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.49 (NR)
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	400 m hurdles	55.16
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.77
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	3rd	400 m hurdles	53.92
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.49
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	5th	400 m hurdles	53.99
			11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.23
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	8th (sf)	400 m hurdles	54.82
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	12th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.25
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.17
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	22nd (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.28
			12th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.15

See also

• Polish records in athletics

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna Jesień". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
2. "IAAF World Championships in Athletics > 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics > 400 Metres Hurdles - women". IAAF.org. IAAF. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
3. "Beijing 2008 - Women's 400 m Hurdles". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
4. "Beijing 2008 - Women's 4 x 400 m". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
5. "London 2012 - Women's 400 m Hurdles". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.

External links

• Anna Jesień at World Athletics
• Anna Jesień at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)
• Anna Olichwierczuk at Olympics.com
• Anna Olichwierczuk-Jesień at Olympedia (archive)
• Anna Olichwierczuk (Jesień) at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)