Anna Marta Jesień, née Olichwierczuk (born 10 December 1978 in
Kostki near
Sokołów Podlaski) is a Polish former hurdler.
She won the bronze medal in the
400 m hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...
at the
2002 European Athletics Championships
The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.
Men's results
Track
1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 ,
1 Dwain Chambers originally won the 100 m in 9.96 and was pa ...
in
Munich
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. Four years later she finished 6th in the final of the same event at the
2006 European Athletics Championships in
Gothenburg.
She also competed in both
2000 Olympic Games and the
2004 Olympic Games
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
but failed to make it through the heats on both occasions. She finished 4th in the
2005 World Championships. In 2007, she won the bronze medal at World Championships in Osaka.
At the 2008 Olympics, she reached the final of the 400 m hurdles and finished in 5th place, while the women's 4 x 400 metre team reached the semi-finals. At the 2012 Olympics, she reached the semi-finals in the 400 m hurdles.
Competition record
See also
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Polish records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Poland maintained by its national athletics federation: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (PZLA).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
Men
Women
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References
External links
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1978 births
Polish female hurdlers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Poland
Living people
World Athletics Championships medalists
People from Sokółka County
European Athletics Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Podlaskie Voivodeship
Skra Warszawa athletes
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