ROKICKI Janusz

Date of Birth: 16 Aug 1974

Age: 47

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F57

Place of birth: WISLA

Birth Country:

Poland

Place of residence : CIESZYN

Residence Country:

Poland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put - F57	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Shot Put	Men's Shot Put - F57 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	Shot Put - F57	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	14.26
2	Men's Shot Put F57-58	2012	London, GBR	15.68
2	Men's Shot Put F58	2004	Athens, GRE	14.19
4	Men's Shot Put F57-58	2008	Beijing, CHN	15.29
10	Men's Discus Throw F58	2004	Athens, GRE	39.55
World Championships
1	Shot Put - F57	2015	Doha, QAT	14.92
2	Men's Shot Put F58	2013	Lyon, FRA	14.98
2	Men's Shot Put F58	2006	Assen, NED	14.14
3	Shot Put - F57	2017	London, GBR	13.76
5	Shot Put - F57	2019	Dubai, UAE	13.61
7	Men's Shot Put F57-58	2011	Christchurch, NZL	15.17
12	Discus Throw - F57	2015	Doha, QAT	39.64
European Championships
1	Shot Put - F57	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	13.90
1	Shot Put - F57	2018	Berlin, GER	13.90

Wife Marta, sons Bartosz, Michal, and Jakub

Languages spoken:

IKS Cieszyn [Poland]

Zbigniew Gryzbon [club], POL

Other sports:

Before taking up Para athletics, he competed in Para swimming and powerlifting at national level in Poland. (januszrokicki.pl, 2016)

2004 for Poland, Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

He competed at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with a shoulder injury. He tore the supraspinatus muscle and ruptured the subscapularis muscle 10 days before competition after falling in his bathroom. He went on to claim a silver medal in the F57 shot put at the Games. He had a recurrence of the shoulder injury a year later at the 2017 World Championships in London, England. (przegladsportowy.pl, 14 Jul 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 04 Jul 2017; michalpol.blog.pl, 18 Sep 2016)

He took up Para athletics in 2002 in Cieszyn, Poland. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

He began Para swimming in 2000 but realised he would never be successful at international level. He then tried powerlifting but after winning a number of amateur competitions in shot put, a friend convinced him that he was good enough to take up the sport professionally. "I decided to do sport, because I have always loved competition. Sport gives people like me a chance to leave the house and integrate with other people. Today it's my passion and my way of life." (silesion.pl, 11 Jun 2017; januszrokicki.pl, 2016; tvn24.pl, 02 Jan 2014)

To win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. (katowice.tvp.pl, 23 Jan 2018)

Winning silver in the F57 shot put at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Also, defeating Russian competitor Alexey Ashapatov for the first time on his way to winning gold in the F57/58 shot put at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (katowice.tvp.pl, 23 Jan 2018; Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

Polish shot putter Tomasz Majewski. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

Coach Zbigniew Gryzbon. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

Philosophy:

"Never give up, fight until the end." (paralympic.org.pl, 09 Sep 2016)

In 2017 he was named Athlete of the Mountains Region in Poland. (wiadomosci.ox.pl, 10 Jun 2017)

He was honoured with the Gold Cross of Merit in 2016 by the president of Poland. (prezydent.pl, 05 Oct 2016)

In 2013 he received the Silver Cross of Merit. (cieszyn.naszemiasto.pl. 16 Feb 2013)

General Interest

Classification
F57 (IPC, 27 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

Impairment Details
At age 18 he was assaulted and robbed at a train station and then left on the tracks. He was hit by a train, which resulted in the amputation of both his legs. (tvn24.pl, 06 Sep 2012)

General
CLUB FOUNDER
In 2017 he founded IKS Cieszyn, a sports club for people with an impairment in Poland. He has also served as president of the club and been involved in coaching. "I want to encourage people with an impairment into sport. Maybe there will be athletes in my club who will achieve more than me. I remember how proud and happy I was when my club members earned their first medals." (tvp.pl, 08 Nov 2019; magazynsportowiec.pl, 18 Sep 2018; katowice.tvp.pl, 23 Jan 2018)

RIO MEDAL
He injured his shoulder 10 days before his event was due to start at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after falling on his bathroom floor at the Paralympic Village. He was able to compete and went on to take a silver medal at the Games. "Before I arrived in Rio, my goal was to win gold. But after my accident I prayed that I would be able to compete. I could only do one training session and nothing relieved the pain, but a talk with my sons motivated me. Later, I found a chocolate in my suitcase that one of my sons had hidden there before my departure. It said, 'I believe you can do it'. A small thing, but it gave me strength. It is a miracle that I won the silver medal." (michalpol.blog.pl, 18 Sep 2016)

MISSION
He is actively involved in promoting Para sport among people with an impairment. "When I meet someone with an impairment on the street, I immediately start talking to them and encourage them to start training. I explain that it's a shame to waste life at home. For me, it is the biggest satisfaction to see them go on to win something." (tvp.pl, 08 Nov 2019; michalpol.blog.pl, 18 Sep 2016)

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Legend

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

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