Karolina Kucharczyk

Karolina Kucharczyk (born 24 April 1991 in Rawicz) is a Polish Paralympic athlete who began in her sport at age twelve.

Karolina Kucharczyk
Kucharczyk competing in 2013
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991
Rawicz, Poland
Sport
Sporttrack and field
Disability classT20
Event(s)long jump
ClubUKS Achilles Leszno
Coached byZbigniew Lewkowicz (national)
Dariusz Gorski (club)

Career

She won a gold medal for Poland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the Long Jump class F20.[1] She broke her own record in doing so with a jump of 6.00m.[2] She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3] She won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's long jump T20. [4]

She competed at the 2011 World Championships, 2013 World Championships, 2015 World Championships, winning a gold medal,[3] and 2019 World Championships.[4]

References

  1. IPC bio
  2. Inside World Parasport
  3. "Karolina Kucharczyk - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. "Athletics KUCHARCZYK Karolina - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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