Anastazja Kuś Explained

Anastazja Kuś
Nationality:Polish
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Birth Date:11 May 2007
Pb:400m 51.89 (Banska Bystrica, 2024)

Anastazja Kuś (born 11 May 2007) is a Polish sprinter.[1]

Early and personal life

She spent part of her childhood in Istanbul, where her father, professional footballer Marcin Kuś, was playing at the time.[2] She took part in gymnastics and tennis as a youth before focusing on athletics.[3] She is also a keen pianist.[4] She is currently enrolled in Szkola w Chmurze (on-line school for homeschoolers).

Career

She broke her personal bests in the 100, 200 and 400 metres in 2023, winning the Polish under-18 title over 400 metres.[5] She won a gold medal at the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Maribor in 2023.[6] She competed at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[7]

She is a member of AZS UWM Olsztyn and was part of their club relay team that won the gold medal at the Polish Senior Indoor Championships in the 4x400 meters in February 2024. Later that year, racing in Toruń she broke the national record for under 18s, running 54.15 seconds. She lowered it further to 52.26 seconds at the Polish Outdoor Championships in Bydgoszcz in June 2024, and in the final she placed sixth overall.[8] In July 2024, she won the Polish U18 Championships with a time of 52.68 seconds in Lublin.[9]

She ran a personal best, national under-18 record and championship record 51.89 for the 400 metres to win gold at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia on 20 July 2024.[10]

She was selected for the relay pool at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anastazja Kuś. World Athletics. 14 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Polish Hope. "We were driving, I opened the internet and tears flowed" . przegladsportowy.net. 14 July 2024. July 9, 2023.
  3. Web site: Anastazja Kuś zwycięża w Mariborze. Kim jest 16-letnia rewelacja z Olsztyna, która podbija lekkoatletyczny świat?. Olsztyn.com. 14 July 2024. 27 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Athletics. Former Polish national footballer is proud! Daughter the fastest in Europe. Daughter flies, father chased with the ball. Number 1 is Kuś. gk24.pl. 14 July 2024. Paul. Wisniewski. July 27, 2023.
  5. Web site: Anastazja Kuś is the gold medalist of EYOF Maribor 2023. uwmfm.pl. 14 July 2024. 28 July 2023.
  6. Web site: 17-year-old Polish girl is amazing! Her father is very famous. przegladsportowy.net. 14 July 2024. June 28, 2024.
  7. Web site: Anastazja Kuś: From the very beginning we have tried to approach sports professionally. bieganie.pl. 14 July 2024. 26 September 2023.
  8. Web site: Will the runner from Olsztyn Anastazja Kuś go to Paris?. Gazetaolsztynska.pl. 14 July 2024. 12 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Anastazja Kuś and Iwo Urbanowicz with medals in the Polish Athletics Championships under 18. 8 July 2024. uwmfm.pl\accessdate=14 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Italian and Polish doubles and four championship bests in the sprints in Banska Bystrica. European Athletics. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Igrzyska z 17-latką! Wyciekł skład Polski na Paryż [PILNE]]. sport.tvp.pl. 14 July 2024. 12 July 2024.