Marzena Wysocka
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Marzena Wysocka is a female discus throw
er from Poland
. Her personal best throw is 64.57 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Warszawa.
She finished fifth at the 2002 European Championships
and eighth at the 2005 World Athletics Final
. She competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005 without reaching the finals.
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
er from Poland
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...
. Her personal best throw is 64.57 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Warszawa.
She finished fifth at the 2002 European Championships
2002 European Championships in Athletics
The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |...
and eighth at the 2005 World Athletics Final
2005 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 3rd IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Stade Louis II, in Monte Carlo, Monaco on September 9, and September 10, 2005.The hammer throw event for men and women had to take place in Szombathely, Hungary on September 3 as the Monaco stadium was not large enough to hold the event.- Medal...
. She competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005 without reaching the finals.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | World Championships 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.... |
Seville, Spain | 25th (q) | 57.43 m |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th | 62.20 m 2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw The final of the Women's discus throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany was held on August 7, 2002. There were a total number of 18 participating athletes... |
| 2003 | World Championships 2003 World Championships in Athletics The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:... |
Paris, France | 16th (q) | 57.80 m 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday 25 August 2003.-Medalists:-Schedule:... |
| 2005 | World Championships 2005 World Championships in Athletics The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of... |
Helsinki, Finland | 17th (q) | 57.80 m |