Grażyna Prokopek

Grażyna Prokopek-Janáček (born 20 April 1977 in Zalewo) is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Grażyna Prokopek
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1977-04-20) 20 April 1977
Zalewo, Poland[1]
DiedPoland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m hurdles, 400m
ClubAZS AWFiS Gdańsk
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Munich 4 x 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Gothenburg 4 x 400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Vienna 4 x 400 m relay

She is married to a Czech former pole vaulter, Štěpán Janáček.[2]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
1999 European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 400 m 52.28
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.28
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 22nd (sf) 400 m 52.28
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.78
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 8th (h) 400 m 52.86
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.45
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 400 m 51.53
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.15
World Cup Madrid, Spain 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.211
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 400 m 53.07
World Championships Paris, France 18th (sf) 400 m 51.89
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.64
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 10th (sf) 400 m 52.60
4th 4 × 400 m relay, 3:30.52
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 21st (sf) 400 m 51.96
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.22
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 27th (sf) 400 m 52.39
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.49 NR
Universiade Izmir, Turkey 6th 200 m 23.79
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.71
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 12th (sf) 400 m 53.64
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.95 NRi
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 14th (sf) 400 m 52.66
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.77
World Cup Athens, Greece 8th 400 m 53.29
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.22
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 6th 400 m 52.86
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.31
World Championships Osaka, Japan 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.49
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.23

1Representing Europe

Personal bests

[3]

Outdoor

Indoor

See also

References
  1. "Sports Reference profile". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. "Mama Grażyna Prokopek znów biega" (in Polish). Super Express. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. "All-Athletics profile". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.


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