Justyna Franieczek

Justyna Franieczek
Franieczek in 2022
Personal information
Nationality Poland
Born (1989-04-06) 6 April 1989 (age 35)
Wrocław, Poland
Sport
CountryPoland
SportAthletics
EventT20 sprint
ClubBKS Bydgoszcz
Coached byIwona Baumgart, dr Kamil Całek[1]
Medal record
Track and field
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Bydgoszcz 400m T20

Justyna Franieczek (born 6 April 1989 in Wrocław) is a Polish paralympic athlete. In 2021, she competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in 400m T20 finishing fifth. Finalist of the World Championships in Dubai in 2019, bronze medalist of the European Championships, Polish champion, member of the national team. She comes in the T20 category. In 2021, she won the title of world champion in the 400 m race and in the relay race. Finalist of the Tokyo Paralympic Games. On October 13, 2021, the Governor of Wielkopolska, Michał Zieliński, appointed Justyna Franieczek to the Sports Council of the Wielkopolska Province Governor.[2][3]

Woman of the Year 2023 Breaking Barriers SHEO 2023 of WPROST Weekly
dr Kamil Całek

Personal life

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As a junior, she won medals of the Polish championship together with non-disabled people. Later, however, she was diagnosed with cancer, which caused her to quit the sport. She returned after a successful fight with the disease. After some time, she had a serious car accident, suffering a 30% injury, and a pregnancy loss as a result. Her recovery and sport took eight years.[4][5]

Career

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In 2019, she performed at the World Championships in Dubai, finishing seventh in the 400 meter T20 category.[6][7][8] In 2020, she won a silver medal in the Polish Disabled Swimming Championships, representing the Start Skrzatusz club.[9] In 2021, she won a bronze medal in the Polish Cross-country Ski Championship for Disabled People[10] and two gold medals at the 49th Polish Paralympic Athletics Championships[11] and XXVIII Polish Athletics Championships,[12] whereas in the European Championship she won a bronze medal.[13] In the final of the Tokyo Paralympics, she was fifth.[14]

International competitions

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Representing  Poland
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2021 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów, Poland 1st 100 meters run (T20) 0:13,20
2021 Paralympic Games Tokyo, Japan 5th 400 meters run (T20) 0:59,14
2021 Virtus World Athletics Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 400 meters run (T20) 0:59,66
2021 Virtus World Athletics Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 4x100 meter relay (T20) 0:52,78
2021 Virtus World Athletics Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 100 meter run (T20) 0:13,38
2021 Virtus World Athletics Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 200 meter run (T20) 0:27,08
2021 European Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 400 meter run (T20) 0:59,09
2021 XXVIII Polish Athletics Championships - "Sprawni-Razem" Sępólno Krajeńskie, Poland 1st 400 meter run (T20) 1:01,82
2021 49th Paralecathletic Championships of Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 400 meter run (T20) 1:00,64
2021 Polish Cross-Country Skiing Championship for Disabled People Ptaszkowa, Poland 3rd Classic style 1,300 meters run 6:44,20
2020 Polish swimming Championship for Disabled People Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland 2nd Freestyle, 50 meters 0:53,93
2020 XXVII Polish Athletics Championships - "Sprawni-Razem" Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 400 meter run (T20) 1:02,03
2020 XXVII Polish Athletics Championships - "Sprawni-Razem" Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 200 meter run (T20) 0:27,78
2020 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów, Poland 3rd 100 meter run (T20) 0:13,49
2020 48th Paralecathletic Championships of Poland Kraków, Poland 1st 400 meter run (T20) 1:01,04
2019 World Championship Dubai, United Arab Emirates 7th 400 meter run (T20) 1:01,15
2019 Paralecathletic Championships of Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 400 meter run (T20) 0:58,81
2019 World Para Athletics Grand Prix Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 400 meter run (T20) 0:58,81
2019 Polish Athletics Championships Ciechanów, Poland 1st 400 meter run (T20) 0:59,14
2019 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów, Poland 3rd 100 meter run (T20) 0:13,48

Bibliography

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  • Kamil Całek, Mariusz Siebert (2022). Koncepcja rozwojowa osób niepełnosprawnych fizycznie na przykładzie Mistrzyni Świata w lekkoatletyce Justyny Franieczek [The development concept of people with physical disabilities on the example of Justyna Franieczek, the World Champion in track and field] (in Polish). Olsztyn: Cepheus. ISBN 9788366130524.
  • Kamil Całek, Eryk Kowalczyk (2020). Justyna Franieczek. Sportowy wysiłek walki z trudnościami jako droga do samorealizacji w życiowym sukcesie [Justyna Franieczek. Sports effort to fight difficulties as a path to self-fulfillment in life success] (in Polish). Olsztyn, Piła: Cepheus. ISBN 9788366130678.

References

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  1. ^ Norkowska, Agnieszka (24 February 2021). "Justyna Franieczek – Debiut Na Miarę Mistrzyni" [Justyna Franieczek – Debut Tailored to a Champion]. waszemedia.pl (in Polish).Norkowska, Agnieszka (19 May 2021). "Justyna Franieczek Obroniła Mistrzowski Tytuł!" [Justyna Franieczek Defended the Championship Title!]. waszemedia.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ "Athletics - FRANIECZEK Justyna". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Stanęła w szranki z losem. "To nie ja, ale świat jest w błędzie"" [She was competing with fate. "It's not me, but the world that is wrong"]. Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Choroba, wypadek samochodowy, poronienie i powrót do sportu. Niesamowita historia pilanki" [Illness, car accident, miscarriage and return to sport. The amazing history of pilanka]. pila.pl (in Polish). 3 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. ^ "10. LOTTO Memoriał Kamili Skolimowskiej Chorzów, 14 września 2019" [10. LOTTO Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów, 14 September 2019]. domtel-sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Justyna spełnia marzenia" [Justyna makes her dreams come true]. dzienniknowy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. ^ "48. Paralekkoatltetyczne Mistrzostwa Polski 2020" [48th Polish Para Athletics Championships 2020] (PDF). sport-timing.pl (in Polish).
  8. ^ "Polska reprezentacja wraca z Dubaju z 15 medalami" [The Polish team returns from Dubai with 15 medals]. pion.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Wyniki - Mistrzostwa Polski Osób Niepełnosprawnych w Pływaniu" [Results - Polish Championships for Disabled People in Swimming] (PDF). megatiming.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Wyniki w Mistrzostwach Polski Osób Niepełnosprawnych w Biegach Narciarskich" [Results in the Polish Championships for Disabled People in Cross-Country Skiing] (PDF). pifsport.com.pl (in Polish).
  11. ^ "Wyniki 49. Paralekkoatletycznych Mistrzostw Polski" [Results of the 49th Polish Para Athletics Championships] (PDF). domtel-sport.pl (in Polish).
  12. ^ "Wyniki XXVIII Mistrzostw Polski w Lekkiej Atletyce" [Results of the 28th Polish Championships in Athletics]. csir-sepolno.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  13. ^ "BYDGOSZCZ 2021 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  14. ^ "Paraolimpiada 2020. Justyna Franieczek piąta w finale biegu na 400 m" [Paralympics 2020. Justyna Franieczek fifth in the 400 m final]. tvp.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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