Robert Jachimowicz

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Robert Jachimowicz
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1967-06-07) 7 June 1967 (age 54)
Sport
Country Poland
SportAthletics
Event(s)F52 Shot put
F52 Discus
ClubSTART Koszalin
Coached byAleksander Poplawski (club)
Zbigniew Lewkowicz (national)
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2000
Medal record
Track and field (athletics)
Representing  Poland
World Para Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha Discus - F52
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai Discus - F52
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Grosseto Discus - F52
Silver medal – second place 2014 Swansea Discus - F52

Robert Jachimowicz (born 7 June 1967) is a Paralympian athlete from Poland competing in category F53 throwing events. He has competed at one Summer Paralympics, in Sydney 2000 and at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha he won the silver medal in the discus throw.

Personal history[]

Jachimowicz was born in Poland in 1967.[1] He is married and has one son.[2]

Career history[]

Jachimowicz first came to note as an athlete when he competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in the F51 Discus throw. He was originally declared the gold medal winner after throwing over 18 metres, but the British Paralympic team, whose athlete Stephen Miller placed fourth, lodged a complaint about Jachimowicz's disability classification. He was disqualified and did not record a placing.[3][2]

He next competed at the , competing in both the shot put and discus but failed to complete either event.[2] After an extended absence for the sport, Jachimowicz represented Poland at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea, taking the silver medal. He took a second silver a year later, this time at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, despite struggling with injury.[2]

In 2016, in the buildup to the Summer Paralympics in Rio, he travelled to Grosseto in Italy to compete in his second European Championships. A throw of 19.42 was enough to give him the gold medal in the discus.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Athlete Profile: Jachimowicz, Robert". paralympic.org. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "JACHIMOWICZ, Robert". IPC. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. ^ O'Reilly, Noel (25 October 2000). "Golden moments for Shelley and Leahy". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

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