Jolanta Januchta
Polish middle-distance runner
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Jolanta Januchta-Strzelczyk (born 16 January 1955) is a Polish former middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.[2] She won the gold medal at the 1980 European Indoor Championships and bronze at the 1982 edition. In addition, she represented her country at the 1980 Summer Olympics as well as the 1983 World Championships.
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| Born | 16 January 1955 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 800 m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | MKS Beskid Bielsko-Biała Piast Gliwice AZS Poznań Gwardia Warszawa | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jan Mazur Jan Panzer | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her personal best of 1:56.95 is the still standing national record.
She is currently a physical education teacher at a primary school in Warsaw.[3]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Poland | |||||
| 1973 | European Junior Championships | Duisburg, West Germany | 6th | 800 m | 2:04.58 |
| 1974 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10th (h) | 800 m | 2:11.67 |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 17th (h) | 800 m | 2:04.7 | |
| 1976 | European Indoor Championships | Munich, West Germany | 4th (h) | 800 m | 2:08.5 |
| 1977 | Universiade | Sofia, Bulgaria | 7th | 800 m | 2:00.8 |
| 1980 | European Indoor Championships | Sindelfingen, West Germany | 1st | 800 m | 2:00.6 |
| Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 6th | 800 m | 1:58.3 | |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.9 | |||
| 1981 | World Cup | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 800 m | 1:58.321 |
| 1982 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 3rd | 800 m | 2:01.24 |
| European Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 800 m | 1:57.92 | |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.32 | |||
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 12th (sf) | 800 m | 2:02.23 |
| 1984 | Friendship Games | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 10th | 800 m | 2:02.49 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.09 | |||
1Representing Europe
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 55.73 (Wanganui 1984)
- 800 metres – 1:56.95 (Budapest 1980)
- 1000 metres – 2:32.70 (Zürich 1981)
- 1500 metres – 4:13.63 (Bydgoszcz 1983)
Indoor
- 600 metres – 1:26.6 (Warsaw 1980)
- 800 metres – 2:00.6 (Sindelfingen 1980)
