Anna Marta Jesień (née Olichwierczuk, born 10 December 1978 in Kostki near Sokołów Podlaski) is a Polish former hurdler.
 Jesień at Osaka 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anna Olichwierczuk |
| Nationality |  Poland |
| Born | 10 December 1978 Kostki, Poland |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) (2012) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 m hurdles |
| Club | LŁKS Prefbet Śniadowo Łomża Skra Warszawa |
She won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich. Four years later she finished 6th in the final of the same event at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.
She also competed in both 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games but failed to make it through the heats on both occasions.[1] She finished 4th in the 2005 World Championships. In 2007, she won the bronze medal at World Championships in Osaka.[2]
At the 2008 Olympics, she reached the final of the 400 m hurdles and finished in 5th place, while the women's 4 x 400 metre team reached the semi-finals.[3][4] At the 2012 Olympics, she reached the semi-finals in the 400 m hurdles.[5]
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Poland
| |||||
| 1997 | European Junior Championships | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 15th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 61.18 |
| 1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 17th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 59.60 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.28 | |||
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 21st (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.36 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 55.64 |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 56.18 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.15 | |||
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 16th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 56.07 |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.64 | |||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 21st (h) | 400 m hurdles | 56.03 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 54.17 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.49 (NR) | |||
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 55.16 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.77 | |||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 53.92 |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.49 | |||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 53.99 |
| 11th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.23 | |||
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 8th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 54.82 |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 12th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.25 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.17 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 22nd (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.28 | |
| 12th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.15 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna Jesień". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "IAAF World Championships in Athletics > 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics > 400 Metres Hurdles - women". IAAF.org. IAAF. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Beijing 2008 - Women's 400 m Hurdles". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Beijing 2008 - Women's 4 x 400 m". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "London 2012 - Women's 400 m Hurdles". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
External links
edit- Anna Jesień at World Athletics
- Anna Jesień at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)
- Anna Olichwierczuk at Olympics.com
- Anna Olichwierczuk-Jesień at Olympedia
- Anna Olichwierczuk (Jesień) at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)
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