Lucyna Kornobys

Lucyna Kornobys (born 17 February 1978) is a Polish Paralympic athlete competing in discus throw, javelin throw and shot put events. She represented Poland at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the silver medal in the women's shot put F34 event.^[1] She also won the silver medal in this event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.

Lucyna Kornobys

Personal information
Born	(1978-02-17) 17 February 1978 (age 46) Kamienna Góra
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Impaired muscle power
Disability class	F34
Events	Discus throw Javelin throw Shot put
Medal record Women's para-athletics Representing  Poland Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F34 2020 Tokyo Shot put F34 2024 Paris Shot put F34 World Championships 2019 Dubai Shot put F33 2011 Christchurch Javelin throw F33/34/52/53 2015 Doha Javelin throw F34 2017 London Shot put F34 2023 Paris Shot put F34 2015 Doha Shot put F34 2017 London Javelin throw F34 2019 Dubai Javelin throw F34 European Championships 2018 Berlin Shot put F33 2021 Bydgoszcz Shot put F34 2018 Berlin Javelin throw F34 2021 Bydgoszcz Javelin throw F34

Career

At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Berlin, Germany, she won the gold medal in the women's shot put F33 event with a new world record of 7.49 m.^[2] She also won the bronze medal in the women's javelin throw F34 event with a new world record of 16.22 m.

In July 2019, she set a new world record in the women's discus throw F33 and women's javelin throw F33 events at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Bydgoszcz, Poland.^[3]

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she won the gold medal in the women's shot put F33 event.^[4][5] She also won the bronze medal in the women's javelin throw F34 event.^[6] She set new world records in both events.^[5][6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2016	Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	Shot put	8.00 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	2nd	Shot put	8.22 m
			3rd	Javelin throw	15.63 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	Shot put	7.49 m
			3rd	Javelin throw	16.22 m
2019	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1st	Shot put	7.81 m
			3rd	Javelin throw	16.99 m
2021	European Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	Javelin throw	16.12 m
			1st	Shot put	8.78 m
	Summer Paralympics	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	Shot put	8.60 m
2023	World Championships	Paris, France	2nd	Shot put	8.49 m

References

1. "Lucyna Kornobys". paralympic.org. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
2. "Women's shot put F33". 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
3. Morgan, Liam (20 July 2019). "Kornobys breaks second world record at World Para Athletics Grand Prix". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
4. O’Kane, Patrick (15 November 2019). "Kornobys and Cinnamo claim shot put gold as World Para Athletics Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
5. "Women's shot put F33" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
6. "Women's javelin throw F34" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

External links

• Lucyna Kornobys at the International Paralympic Committee
• Lucyna Kornobys at the Polski Komitet Paralimpijski (in Polish)