Joanna Linkiewicz

Joanna Linkiewicz

Linkiewicz at the 2021 Polish Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 34) Wrocław, Poland
Education	University of Physical Education in Wrocław[1]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres hurdles
Club	AZS-AWF Wrocław
Coached by	Marek Rożej
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Poland World Indoor Championships 2018 Birmingham 4×400 m European Championships 2016 Amsterdam 400 m hurdles European Indoor Championships 2015 Prague 4×400 m relay European Team Championships 2019 Bydgoszcz 400 m hurdles Universiade 2015 Gwangju 400 m hurdles 2015 Gwangju 4×400 m relay 2017 Taipei 400 m hurdles

Joanna Linkiewicz (Polish pronunciation: [jɔˈanna linˈkjɛvit͡ʂ]; born 2 May 1990)[2] is a Polish athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. She placed 8th at the 2014 European Championships to take a silver medal at the competition two years later.

Linkiewicz won a bronze medal in the 4×400 m relays at the 2015 European Indoor Championships, and a silver running in the heats at the 2018 World Indoor Championships. She took 400 m hurdles gold at the 2015 Universiade adding second gold in 4×400 m relay, and won a silver medal in her individual event at the 2017 Universiade.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Poland
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	12th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:43.08
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	16th (h)	400 m hurdles	61.24
			4th	4×400 m relay	3:36.42
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	14th (h)	400 m hurdles	60.01
			5th	4×400 m relay	3:45.62
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	3rd (h)	4×400 m relay	3:29.48
	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	5th	4×400 m relay	3:27.37
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	8th	400 m hurdles	56.59
			5th	4×400 m relay	3:25.73
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	3rd	4×400 m relay	3:31.90
	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	1st	400 m hurdles	55.62
			1st	4×400 m relay	3:31.98
	World Championships	Beijing, China	25th (h)	400 m hurdles	56.51
			15th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:32.83
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	400 m hurdles	55.33
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	10th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.35
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.25
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	2nd	400 m hurdles	55.90
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	2nd (h)	4×400 m relay	3:32.07 [n 1]
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	14th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.06
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	14th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.38
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	14th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.67

1. Time from the heats; Linkiewicz was replaced in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 47.59 (Paris 2023)
• 400 metres hurdles – 54.93 (Tokyo 2021)

Indoor

• 400 metres – 53.41 (Toruń 2018)

References

1. 2015 WSG profile Archived 2015-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
2. Joanna Linkiewicz at World Athletics

External links

• Joanna Linkiewicz at World Athletics
• Joanna Linkiewicz at European Athletics
• Joanna Linkiewicz at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)
• Joanna Linkiewicz at Olympedia (archive)
• Joanna Linkiewicz at Olympics.com
• Joanna Linkiewicz at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)