MAZUR Joanna

Date of Birth: 13 Mar 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T11

Place of birth: SZCZUCIN

Birth Country:

Poland

Place of residence : KRAKOW

Residence Country:

Poland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 200m - T11
	Women's 400m - T11
	Women's 1500m - T11	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T11 Round 1 - Heat 4	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T11 Semi-Final 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 1500m - T11 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 1500m - T11 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 200m - T11 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
7	400m - T11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	59.05
11	200m - T11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	26.87
World Championships
1	1500m - T11	2017	London, GBR	4:50.95
2	Women's 800m T11	2017	London, GBR	2:21.89
3	400m - T11	2017	London, GBR	1:01.94
5	200m - T11	2017	London, GBR	27.80
NoM	Long Jump - T11	2017	London, GBR	NoM
European Championships
1	1500m - T11	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	5:03.24
1	400m - T11	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	1:03.90
1	1500m - T11	2018	Berlin, GER	5:14.99
1	400m - T11	2018	Berlin, GER	1:03.67
2	200m - T11	2018	Berlin, GER	28.57
3	100m - T11	2018	Berlin, GER	14.40
5	200m - T11	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	28.96

Occupation:

Athlete, Massage Therapist

Exercise Rehabilitation Studies, Pedagogy - University of Humanities and Economics, Lodz, POL

Languages spoken:

English, Polish

START Tarnow [Poland]

Michal Stawicki [personal], POL

2015 for Poland, in Berlin, Germany (sportowytarnow.pl, 22 Jun 2015)

She began the sport in 2007 in Krakow, Poland. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

She moved to a boarding school for children with visual impairments in Krakow, Poland, where she was inspired by other pupils to take up a sport. "I thought that it was a shame to sit with four walls around me when everyone else was so active and training in something. I had to learn about spatial awareness and suffered many bumps, abrasions and bruises, but I gritted my teeth and started training. My sports teacher noticed my determination and he started to take me to local competitions." (przegladsportowy.pl, 19 Sep 2016; gazetakrakowska.pl, 19 Dec 2016)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (glos24.pl, 26 Sep 2018; wp.pl, 06 Apr 2019)

Winning gold in the T11 200m at the 2016 European Championships in Grosseto, Italy, and gold in the T11 1500m at the 2017 World Championships in London, England. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017; parasportowcy.pl, 26 Feb 2019)

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, South African sprinter Wayde van Niekerk. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

Her family, and her guide and coach Michal Stawicki. (Polsat YouTube channel, 07 Jan 2018)

Philosophy:

"Practice makes perfect." (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

She was named the 2018 Para Athlete of the Year in Poland. (Polsat YouTube channel, 07 Jan 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T11, F11 (IPC, 08 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

Impairment Details
She began losing her vision at age seven due to a rare genetic condition. (przegladsportowy.pl, 19 Sep 2016; sport.tvp.pl. 13 Sep 2016)

Guide
Michal Stawicki (Facebook page, 03 Aug 2021; tvn24.pl, 26 Jun 2021)

General
GUIDE PARTNERSHIP
She has a strong relationship with her guide and coach Michal Stawicki. "We are a pair, but not only on the track. We spend a lot of time together, we have the passion and common goal, so how could we not become friends? When I'm going somewhere with him I don't need a white cane, because I feel safe next to him. He is my eyes and you trust your eyes. The trust plays a crucial role, because only next to a person who you totally trust can you do everything. He knows my strengths and weaknesses, he knows my capabilities and as a coach during a race he uses that perfectly. The relationship, which combines all these elements, is our greatest advantage." (plejada.pl, 06 May 2019; party.pl, 27 Feb 2019)

DANCING WITH THE STARS
In 2019 she won the Polish edition of the TV show 'Dancing with the Stars'. "When I received the offer to compete I though that it was a joke. Before accepting the offer, I had to analyse it, because I am an athlete and it was less than a year to the world championships, where I would be going to fight for Paralympic qualification. I was very happy, as it was a new challenge for me and an opportunity to try my hand at something new. It was also a chance to show people with impairments that it is important to take new challenges, try new things and discover new passions." (glos24.pl, 22 Feb 2019; onet.pl, 18 May 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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