Łukasz Mamczarz Explained

Łukasz Mamczarz
Full Name:Łukasz Maciej Mamczarz
Nationality:Polish
Birth Date:14 June 1988
Birth Place:Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
Sport:high jump
Country:
Disability Class:F42
Club:START Gorzów Wielkopolski
Coach:Zbigniew Lewkowicz

Łukasz Maciej Mamczarz (born 14 June 1988) is a Polish Paralympic athlete who competes in F42 classification high jump events.[1]

Athletics career

Mamczarz represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London where he won a bronze medal in the high jump (T42).[2] More medals followed in the IPC Athletics World Championships with a pair of bronze medals won in the high jump in 2013 in Lyon and 2015 in Doha. Mamczarz is also a double European Championships gold medalist, winning his event in both Swansea (2014) and Grosseto (2016).[2]

Personal life

Mamczarz was born in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland in 1988. In 2009 he lost his left leg in a motorcycle accident. He took up sport after a recommendation by his doctors during his rehabilitation.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mamczarz, Lukasz . paralympic.org. 30 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Mamczarz, Lukasz. IPC. 30 August 2016. 11 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911030212/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=966618. dead.