Agata Karczmarek
Polish long jumper
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Agata Jadwiga Karczmarek (née Jaroszek; 29 November 1963 – 18 July 2016) was a Polish gymnast and long jumper.
BornAgata Jadwiga Jaroszek
29 November 1963
29 November 1963
Warsaw, Poland
Died18 July 2016 (aged 52)[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
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| Born | Agata Jadwiga Jaroszek 29 November 1963 Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 July 2016 (aged 52)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | CWKS Legia Warsaw | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Andrzej Lasocki Jerzy Fidusiewicz | ||||||||||||||
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Her most successful contest was in 1997 when she won a bronze medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Her personal best jump was 6.97m, set in Lublin 1988. It is still unbeaten national record. She retired after the 2000 season. Karczmarek started her career as a gymnast, competing for Poland at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She was once married to hurdler Piotr Karczmarek; their daughter, Zuzanna, was also an athlete.[citation needed]
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