Justyna Święty-Ersetic
 Justyna Święty in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 3 December 1992 Racibórz, Poland |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Poland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 400 metres |
| Club | AZS-AWF Katowice[2] |
| Coached by | Aleksander Matusiński |
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Justyna Święty-Ersetic (second from left) at the 2018 European Championships
Justyna Święty-Ersetic at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Justyna Święty-Ersetic (Polish pronunciation: [jusˈtɨna ˈɕfjɛntɨ ɛrˈsɛtit͡s]; born 3 December 1992) is a Polish sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[3]
Career[]
She competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012, 2016 Summer Olympics. She also won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships in the same event. At the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, she won an individual gold and later also anchored the Polish squad to the win despite the fact that both finals were separated by less than two hours.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics she represented Poland in the 4 x 400 m mixed relay, winning gold and in the 4 × 400 m relay, gaining the silver medal.
Her personal bests in the 400 metres are 50.41 seconds outdoors (Berlin 2018) and 51.34 seconds indoors (Toruń 2021).[4] The latter is the current Polish record.
Competition record[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Poland
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| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 6th | Medley relay | 2:10.01 |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 8th (h)[5] | 4×400 m relay | 3:38.96 |
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:35.35 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 19th (h) | 400 m | 53.68 |
| 8th | 4×400 m relay | 3:30.17 | |||
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 13th (h) | 4×400 m relay | 3:30.15 | |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | 400 m | 52.22 |
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:29.74 | |||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 9th (h) | 4×400 m relay | 3:29.75 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 4th | 400 m | 52.20 |
| 5th | 4×400 m relay | 3:29.89 | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4×400 m relay | 3:27.37 | |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 13th (sf) | 400 m | 52.85 | |
| 5th | 4×400 m relay | 3:25.73 | |||
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 9th (sf) | 400 m | 53.53 |
| 3rd | 4×400 m relay | 3:31.90 | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4×400 m relay | 3:29.30 | |
| Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 6th | 400 m | 52.44 | |
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:31.98 | |||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 15th (h) | 4×400 m relay | 3:32.83 | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 5th | 400 m | 52.46 |
| 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:31.15 | |||
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 6th | 400 m | 51.96 | |
| 4th | 4×400 m relay | 3:27.60 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17th (sf) | 400 m | 51.62 | |
| 7th | 4×400 m relay | 3:27.28 | |||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | 400 m | 52.52 |
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:29.94 | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:28.28 | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 44th (h) | 400 m | 53.62 | |
| 3rd | 4×400 m relay | 3:25.41 | |||
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:26.75 | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4th | 400 m | 51.85 |
| 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:26.09 | |||
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 400 m | 50.41 EL | |
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:26.59 | |||
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 6th | 400 m | 52.64 |
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:28.77 | |||
| World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:27.49 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 7th | 400 m | 50.95 | |
| 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:21.89 | |||
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 2nd | 400 m | 51.41 |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:20.53 (NR) | |
| 1st | 4×400 m mixed relay | 3:09.87 (OR) | |||
Personal life[]
In September 2017, she married Polish wrestler .[6]
References[]
- ^ Rio 2016 bio Archived 25 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PZLA profile
- ^ Sports Reference profile
- ^ Justyna Święty-Ersetic at World Athletics
- ^ Competed only in the heat
- ^ Kowalczyk, Wojciech (16 September 2017). "Justyna Święty i Dawid Ersetic na ślubnym kobiercu. Zobacz, kto przyszedł na uroczystość" (in Polish). Nasz Racibórz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
External links[]
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- Justyna Święty-Ersetic at World Athletics
- Justyna Święty-Ersetic at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- Olympic gold medalists for Poland
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- World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
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- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- European Athletics Indoor Championships winners