Maria Andrejczyk

Maria Andrzejczyk

Personal information
Born	(1996-03-09) 9 March 1996 Sejny, Poland[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Club	LUKS Hańcza Suwałki
Coached by	Karol Sikorski
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Poland European Junior Championships 2015 Eskilstuna Javelin throw
Updated on 17 August 2016.

Maria Andrejczyk (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarja anˈdrɛjt͡ʂɨk]; born 9 March 1996 in Sejny) is a Polish athlete specialising in the javelin throw.^[2] She is the 2015 European Junior champion.

Career

Andrejczyk competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. She won the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships.

Andrejczyk represented Poland at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. On 16 August 2016, she achieved her personal best and a new Polish national record – 67.11 metres – while competing in the qualifying round. She went on to finish fourth in the final.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Poland
2013	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	26th (q)	Javelin throw (500 g)	45.14 m
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	5th	Javelin throw	53.66 m
2015	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna, Sweden	1st	Javelin throw	59.73 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	28th (q)	Javelin throw	56.75 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	13th (q)	Javelin throw	57.93 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	Javelin throw	64.78 m
2016	Diamond League	Lausanne, Switzerland	8th	Javelin throw	53.49 m

References