Agata Karczmarek Explained
| Agata Karczmarek |
| Birthname: | Agata Jadwiga Jaroszek |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Warsaw, Poland |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Height: | 1.78 m[2] |
| Weight: | 61 kg |
| Club: | CWKS Legia Warsaw |
| Coach: | Andrzej Lasocki
Jerzy Fidusiewicz |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Agata Jadwiga Karczmarek (née Jaroszek; 29 November 1963 – 18 July 2016) was a Polish gymnast and long jumper.
Her most successful contest was in 1997 when she won a bronze medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Her personal best jump was 6.97m, set in Lublin 1988. It is still unbeaten national record. She retired after the 2000 season. Karczmarek started her career as a gymnast, competing for Poland at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She was once married to hurdler Piotr Karczmarek; their daughter, Zuzanna, was also an athlete.
Athletics international competitions
| Representing |
|---|
| 1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 11th | Long jump | 6.50 m |
| European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 11th | Long jump | 6.37 m |
| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France | 5th | Long jump | 6.57 m |
| World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 6th | Long jump | 6.43 m |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 7th | Long jump | 6.60 m |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 5th | Long jump | 6.56 m |
| World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 6th | Long jump | 6.31 m |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 18th (q) | Long jump | 6.55 m |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 10th | Long jump | 6.41 m |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 14th (q) | Long jump | 6.28 m |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 8th | Long jump | 6.57 m |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 6th | Long jump | 6.60 m |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | Long jump | 6.67 m |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th | Long jump | 6.71 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 6th | Long jump | 6.90 m |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | Long jump | 6.71 m |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 22nd (q) | Long jump | 6.44 m |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 19th (q) | Long jump | 6.38 m |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 14th (q) | Long jump | 6.58 m | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Agata Karczmarek . PZLA.pl . pl . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817012513/http://pzla.pl/index.php?_a=1&kat_id=4&_id=10985 . 2016-08-17.
- Agata Jaroszek-Karczmarek . 2020-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114174038/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/agata-jaroszek-karczmarek-1.html . 2020-01-14 . dead.
