Anna Rostkowska

Anna Rostkowska (née Zagórska; born 26 July 1980) is a Polish middle-distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres.[1] She won a gold medal for the 800 metres at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and silver at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Jeju City, South Korea.[2][3] She also set a personal best time of 1:58.72 by finishing fourth at the 2008 ÅF Golden League in Saint-Denis, Paris.[4]

Anna Rostkowska
Personal information
Full nameAnna Zagórska-Rostkowska
Nationality Poland
Born (1980-07-26) 26 July 1980
Lwówek Śląski, Poland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle distance running
ClubKS Athletics Jakać Młoda
Coached byPiotr Rostkowski
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 m: 1:58.72 (2008)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Poland
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2002 Vienna4x400 m relay
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2003 Jeju City800 m
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 Amsterdam 800 m

Rostkowska made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's 800 metres. She ran in the first heat of the event, against six other athletes, including Russia's Svetlana Klyuka, who nearly missed out of the medal podium in the final. She came only in third place by five hundredths of a second (0.05) ahead of Great Britain's Jemma Simpson, with a time of 2:02.11. Rostkowska advanced into the next round of the competition, as she secured the final mandatory qualifying slot in the first heat.[5] Rostkowska, however, fell short in her bid for the final, as she placed fifth in the second heat of the semifinal rounds, with a time of 1:58.84.[6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna Rostkowska". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. "Marzy o Atenach" [Dreaming of Athens] (in Polish). Wrocław Naszemiasto. 19 December 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. "The Road to Kaunas: How the women's class of 2001 fared as seniors". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. Turner, Chris (18 July 2008). "Jelimo 1:54.97; Robles 12.88; Wariner 43.86 in Paris - ÅF Golden League, Paris". IAAF. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  5. "Women's 800m Round 1 – Heat 1". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  6. "Women's 800m Semifinal 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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