Katarzyna Żakowicz (born 12 February 1975 in

Mońki Mońki is a town in northeastern Poland and, as of 1999, is situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. From 1975 to 1998 it was part of the Białystok Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Mońki County. History In the 16th century, Mo� ...

) is a retired

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athlete who specialised in the

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. She represented her country at the

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, but failed to qualify for the final. She has personal bests of 19.28 metres outdoors (2000) and 18.59 metres indoors (2001).

Competition record

References

1975 births Living people Polish female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland Sportspeople from Mońki Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Podlasie Białystok athletes FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Poland Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Polish Athletics Championships winners {{Poland-shotput-athletics-bio-stub