Dariusz Trafas
Encyclopedia
Dariusz Trafas is a Polish
javelin throw
er.
He won the silver medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships
, finished tenth at the 2000 Summer Olympics
and seventh at the 2002 European Championships
. He competed at the World Championships in 1999
and 2001
without reaching the final.
His personal best was 87.17 metres, achieved in September 2000 in Runaway Bay
.
He was coached by former world record
holder Uwe Hohn
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er.
He won the silver medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships
1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics
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, finished tenth at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
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and seventh at the 2002 European Championships
2002 European Championships in Athletics
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. He competed at the World Championships in 1999
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
and 2001
2001 World Championships in Athletics
The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...
without reaching the final.
His personal best was 87.17 metres, achieved in September 2000 in Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay, Queensland
Runaway Bay is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Runaway Bay had a population of 8,449.The locality of Anglers Paradise is situated within Runaway Bay. In 1967, the Lae Enterprises company bought 182 hectares of land along the western shore of the Gold Coast...
.
He was coached by former world record
World records in athletics
World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....
holder Uwe Hohn
Uwe Hohn
Uwe Hohn is a German athlete and coach. Hohn was the only athlete to throw a javelin more than 100 meters....
.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th | 79.79 m |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 18th | 78.43 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 16th | 81.38 m |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 7th | 80.37 m |