Grażyna Prokopek-Janáček (born 20 April 1977 in Zalewo) is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Grażyna Prokopek
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1977-04-20) 20 April 1977 (age 47)
Zalewo, Poland[1]
DiedPoland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m hurdles, 400m
ClubAZS AWFiS Gdańsk
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Munich 4 x 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Gothenburg 4 x 400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Vienna 4 x 400 m relay

She is married to a Czech former pole vaulter, Štěpán Janáček.[2]

International competitions

edit
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Poland
1999 European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 400 m 52.28
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.28
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 22nd (sf) 400 m 52.28
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.78
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 8th (h) 400 m 52.86
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.45
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 400 m 51.53
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.15
World Cup Madrid, Spain 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.211
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 400 m 53.07
World Championships Paris, France 18th (sf) 400 m 51.89
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.64
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 10th (sf) 400 m 52.60
4th 4 × 400 m relay, 3:30.52
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 21st (sf) 400 m 51.96
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.22
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 27th (sf) 400 m 52.39
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.49 NR
Universiade Izmir, Turkey 6th 200 m 23.79
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.71
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 12th (sf) 400 m 53.64
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.95 NRi
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 14th (sf) 400 m 52.66
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.77
World Cup Athens, Greece 8th 400 m 53.29
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.22
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 6th 400 m 52.86
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.31
World Championships Osaka, Japan 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.49
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.23

1Representing Europe

Personal bests

edit

[3]

Outdoor

Indoor

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Sports Reference profile". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Mama Grażyna Prokopek znów biega" (in Polish). Super Express. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ "All-Athletics profile". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
edit