OLEKSIUK Joanna

Date of Birth: 14 Jul 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Sport Class: F33

Place of residence : GRYFINO

Residence Country:

Poland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Shot Put - F33	4
	Women's Javelin Throw - F34	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Javelin	Women's Javelin Throw - F34 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Shot Put	Women's Shot Put - F33 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
4	Shot Put - F33	2019	Dubai, UAE	6.40
8	Javelin Throw - F34	2019	Dubai, UAE	12.09
European Championships
1	Shot Put - F33	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	6.62
2	Shot Put - F33	2018	Berlin, GER	5.59
4	Javelin Throw - F34	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	11.74
6	Javelin Throw - F34	2018	Berlin, GER	11.52

ROWING

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
12	LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+	2011	Bled, SLO	3:46.86
17	LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+	2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	3:50.81

Asia (se.pl, 02 Dec 2019)

Running with her husband, kayaking. (Instagram profile, 12 Apr 2021; festiwalbiegowy.pl, 22 Nov 2018)

Occupation:

Husband Przemyslaw

Languages spoken:

START Szczecin [Poland]

Renata Chilewska [club], POL

Other sports:

She has represented Poland in Para rowing at international level. She competed at the 2011 and 2015 world championships in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Coxed Four mixed teams. (SportsDeskOnline, 25 Mar 2020; niepelnosporawni.pl, 09 Sep 2015)

In 2015 she underwent four surgeries on her hip joints. (igryfino.pl, 20 Jun 2018)

She took up Para athletics at age 23. (igryfino.pl, 12 Jul 2016)

"Sport was part of my life since I was a child. First I did swimming as a way of rehabilitation. Later it became my great love and passion. I then tried my hand at rowing, but due to my condition I couldn't continue in that sport. One day I met a coach who encouraged me to try athletics." (igryfino.pl, 20 Jun 2018)

To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (Rampa Portal YouTube channel, 15 May 2020; parasportowcy.pl, 05 Dec 2018)

She trains twice a day. (Facebook profile, 04 Sep 2019)

Winning a silver medal in the F33 shot put at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Apr 2021; Rampa Portal YouTube channel, 15 May 2020)

Polish hammer thrower Anita Wlodarczyk and Polish shot put, discus and javelin thrower Renata Chilewska, who has served as her coach. (Rampa Portal YouTube channel, 15 May 2020)

Coach Renata Chilewska. (Rampa Portal YouTube channel, 15 May 2020; zrzutka.pl, 01 Jun 2019)

Philosophy:

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." (nasimistrzowie.pl, 01 Jun 2020)

General Interest

Classification
F33 (IPC, 21 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (igryfino.pl, 20 Jun 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (igryfino.pl, 20 Jun 2018)

Impairment Details
She was born with cerebral palsy, which affects all four limbs. (igryfino.pl, 20 Jun 2018)

General
DUBAI INCENTIVE
She finished two centimetres behind the medal positions in the F33 shot put at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and admits that her fourth-placed finish has given her greater motivation. "I'm stronger now. Those two centimetres by which I missed the bronze medal are my constant motivation to work. It was not a failure, it was an experience that is now pushing me forward even harder. The moment when I will surprise myself and others will come soon." (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Apr 2021; Facebook page, 18 Feb 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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