Daria Onyśko-Korczyńska (born 30 July 1981 in

Kołobrzeg Kołobrzeg ( ; csb, Kòlbrzég; german: Kolberg, ), ; csb, Kòlbrzég , is a port city in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in north-western Poland with about 47,000 inhabitants (). Kołobrzeg is located on the Parsęta River on the south coast ...

) is a retired

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

sprint athlete who competed internationally for

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. She finished eighth in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

final at the

2006 European Athletics Championships The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit". Gothenburg also hosted the 1995 World Champions ...

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, and ninth one month later at the

2006 IAAF World Cup The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Ath ...

. She won the bronze medal in

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...

at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. Korczynska represented

Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics Poland competed at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. The country's delegation included 268 athletes. Natalia Partyka, in table tennis, is one of only two athletes competing at both the Beijing Olympics and the Beijing Paralympics – the other b ...

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. She competed at the

sprint and placed third in her first round heat after

Oludamola Osayomi Oludamola Bolanle ("Damola") Osayomi (born 26 June 1986 in Ilesha, Osun State) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is a four-time gold medallist at the African Championships in Athletics and won an Ol ...

and

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in a time of 11.22 seconds. She qualified for the second round in which she failed to qualify for the semi-finals as her time of 11.41 was the fifth time of her race. Together with

Ewelina Klocek Ewelina Ptak (; born 20 March 1987) is a Polish track and field sprint athlete. Klocek represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Daria Korczyńska, Dorota Jedrusinska and ...

Dorota Jędrusińska Dorota Jędrusińska, née Dydo (born 4 February 1982 in Mielec) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Poland.

and

Marta Jeschke Marta Jeschke (born 2 June 1986 in Wejherowo) is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time is 23.19 seconds, achieved in June 2008 in Rostock. She has best of 11.33 seconds in the 100 metres, which she set in Krak ...

she also took part in the 4x100 metres relay. In their first round heat they placed fifth behind

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and

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. Their time of 43.47 seconds was the second best non-directly qualifying time and the seventh time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result they qualified for the final in which they replaced Jeschke with

Joanna Henryka Kocielnik Joanna Henryka Kocielnik (born 11 March 1983 in Warsaw) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Poland.

. In the final they were eventually disqualified. She won the bronze medal with the Polish 4 x 100 metres relay at the

2010 European Athletics Championships The 2010 European Athletics Championships were the 20th edition of the European Athletics Championships, organised under the supervision of the European Athletic Association. They were held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, C ...

. She was part of the Polish 4 × 100 m team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Competition record

Personal bests

- 11.22 s (2008) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

- 23.17 s (2008)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Korczynska, Daria 1981 births Living people Polish female sprinters Olympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics People from Kołobrzeg European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from West Pomeranian Voivodeship Śląsk Wrocław athletes Olympic female sprinters