KIRYLA Justyna

Poland

Cycling Track

Date of Birth: 11 Oct 1995

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Sport Class: B

Place of birth: LUBSKO

Birth Country:

Poland

Place of residence : LUBLIN

Residence Country:

Poland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Track	Women's B 3000m Individual Pursuit	6
	Women's B 1000m Time Trial	7

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Izu Velodrome	Women's B 1000m Time Trial	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Women's B 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Road World Championships
3	B Road Race	2019	Emmen, NED
5	B Road Race	2021	Cascais, POR
6	B Time Trial	2021	Cascais, POR
6	B Time Trial	2019	Emmen, NED

CYCLING TRACK

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Track World Championships
5	B 3000m Individual Pursuit	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
9	Women's Tandem B - Sprint	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
13	B 1000m Time Trial	2020	Milton, ON, CAN

Previous names:

Justyna Wilk

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Husband Mateusz Kiryla

Languages spoken:

Polish

Club name:

KKT Hetman Lublin [Poland]

Start:

She took up Para cycling in July 2017. (paralympic.org.pl, 02 Jan 2021)

Reason:

"It all started because of my husband, who also has a vision impairment. He trained at club in Lublin, Poland. When he was going to the national championships, they needed a girl in the tandem so he asked me if I want to try. I tried it and I liked it." (paralympic.org.pl, 02 Jan 2021)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org.pl, 02 Jan 2021)

Memorable:

Winning bronze in the road race at the 2019 World Championships in Emmen, Netherlands. (paralympic.org.pl, 02 Jan 2021)

Philosophy:

"This sport is my passion. I love the freedom and speed." (tvp.pl, 10 Apr 2021)

General Interest

Classification
B2 (uci.org, 29 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (paralympic.org.pl, 02 Jan 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (tvp.pl, 10 Apr 2021)

Impairment Details
She was born with Stargardt disease. (tvp.pl, 10 Apr 2021)

Guide
Aleksandra Teclaw (paralympic.org.pl, 02 Jan 2021)

General
PARTNER
In June 2019 she began training with guide Aleksandra [Ola] Teclaw. "From the beginning, each of us stated what our expectations and goals were. I expected 100% commitment from Ola, hard work presence at every trip, and competition. It was important for me that I could drive as much as possible in tandem during training sessions and consultations. I consider my cooperation with Ola to be very successful both in sport and in our personal lives. It was the best decision I made." (naszosie.pl, 18 Feb 2020)

MOTIVATION
She was encouraged to get involved in Para cycling by her husband Mateusz, who was already competing in the sport. However, his vision became worse and he was told by doctors that he would have to quit. "Because he cannot train, it's additional motivation for me. He would love to do it but he cannot. I can, so why not? I don't have any excuses to skip training." (tvp.pl, 10 Apr 2021)

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Legend

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

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