Joanna Jóźwik

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.

Joanna Jóźwik

Jóźwik in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1991-01-30) 30 January 1991 (age 33) Wałbrzych, Poland
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 metres
Club	AZS-AWF Katowice (2019–2023) AZS-AWF Warszawa (2013–2018) KKS Victoria Stalowa Wola (2006–2012)
Coached by	Jakub Ogonowski, Andrzej Wołkowycki, Stanisław Anioł
Retired	2023
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Poland World Relays 2021 Chorzów 2×2×400 m relay European Championships 2014 Zürich 800 m European Indoor Championships 2021 Toruń 800 m 2015 Prague 800 m European Team Championships 2015 Cheboksary 800 m

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

National titles

• Polish Athletics Championships
  • 800 metres: 2014, 2015, 2020
  • 4 × 400 m relay: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
• Polish Indoor Athletics Championships
  • 800 metres: 2021

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.

External links

• Joanna Jóźwik at World Athletics
• Joanna Jóźwik at European Athletics
• Joanna Jóźwik at Diamond League
• Joanna Jóźwik at the Polish Athletic Association (in Polish)
• Joanna Jóźwik at Olympics.com