# Maria Andrejczyk > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maria_Andrejczyk > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maria_Andrejczyk.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Andrejczyk > Source revision: 1355804167 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Polish javelin thrower (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Maria Andrejczyk | image = Maria Andrejczyk 20190810.jpg | caption = Andrejczyk in 2019 | full_name = Maria Magdalena Andrejczyk | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|9|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Suwałki](/source/Suwa%C5%82ki), Poland[http://www.olimpijski.pl/pl/rio2016/t/639,1257,lekkoatletyka.html Polish 2016 Olympic team] at the [Polish Olympic Committee](/source/Polish_Olympic_Committee) website | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.74 m | weight = 77 kg | website = {{URL|maria-andrejczyk.com}} | sport = [Track and field](/source/Track_and_field) | event = [Javelin throw](/source/Javelin_throw) | club = LUKS Hańcza Suwałki | coach = Karol Sikorski | parents = Tomasz Andrejczyk (father)
Małgorzata Andrejczyk (mother) | partner = Marcin Rosengarten (since 2018) | pb = '''[NR](/source/List_of_Polish_records_in_athletics)''' 71.40 m (2021) | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}} {{MedalCountry|{{POL}}}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalSilver|[2020 Tokyo](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) | [Javelin throw](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw)}} {{MedalCompetition|[European Junior Championships](/source/European_Athletics_Junior_Championships)}} {{MedalGold|[2015 Eskilstuna](/source/2015_European_Athletics_Junior_Championships)|Javelin throw}} | updated = 12 August 2019 }} '''Maria Magdalena Andrejczyk''' ({{IPA|pl|ˈmarja anˈdrɛjtʂɨk}}; born 9 March 1996) is a Polish [track and field](/source/track_and_field) athlete who competes in the [javelin throw](/source/javelin_throw).{{World Athletics}} She is a three-time [Olympian](/source/Olympic_Games) and won the silver medal in the [javelin throw event](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw) at the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw). Andrejczyk is also a [European Team Championships](/source/European_Athletics_Team_Championships) silver medalist and [European Junior Championships](/source/European_Athletics_U20_Championships) gold medalist. Her personal best throw of 71.40 [m](/source/Metre), set in 2021, is the [Polish record](/source/List_of_Polish_records_in_athletics) and ranks her third on the [women's world all-time list](/source/Javelin_throw).{{cite web |url=https://www.onet.pl/sport/onetsport/rzut-oszczepem-niesamowity-rzut-marii-andrejczyk-rekord-polski/3mrmpcn,d87b6cc4 |language=pl |title=Niesamowity rzut Marii Andrejczyk. Rekord Polski |access-date=10 May 2021 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509210520/https://www.onet.pl/sport/onetsport/rzut-oszczepem-niesamowity-rzut-marii-andrejczyk-rekord-polski/3mrmpcn,d87b6cc4 |url-status=dead }} == Career == Andrejczyk competed at the [2015 World Championships](/source/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics) in Beijing without qualifying for the final. She won the gold medal at the [2015 European Junior Championships](/source/2015_European_Athletics_Junior_Championships). Andrejczyk represented Poland at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) in Rio de Janeiro. On 16 August 2016, she achieved her personal best and a new Polish national record – 67.11 metres – while competing in the qualifying round. She went on to finish fourth in the [final](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw), missing out on a bronze medal by just two centimetres. Soon after the Olympics she underwent an operation on the injured shoulder and lost the entire 2017 season. She returned to competition in June 2018 but could not build a good enough form for the [2018 European Championships](/source/2018_European_Athletics_Championships) in Berlin. The next season marked an improvement as she finished second at the [2019 European Team Championships Super League](/source/2019_European_Team_Championships_Super_League) held on home soil in Bydgoszcz and qualified for the [2019 World Championships](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships) in Doha, where, however, she was eliminated in the qualifying round. In the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Andrejczyk won the silver medal in the [women's javelin throw](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw) event.{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-javelin-throw-fnl-000100-.htm |title=Athletics – Final Results |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-date=6 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806133242/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-javelin-throw-fnl-000100-.htm |url-status=dead}} == Personal life == Andrejczyk is a [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic).{{Cite web |title=Polish Olympian auctions off silver medal to pay for toddler’s operation |url=https://aleteia.org/2021/08/20/polish-olympian-auctions-off-silver-medal-to-pay-for-toddlers-operation/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture |language=en}} Since the end of 2018, She has been in a relationship with the [Polish](/source/Polish_people) [trainer](/source/Athletic_trainer) Marcin Rosengarten.{{cite web |url=https://sport.se.pl/tokio-2020/dowiedzielismy-sie-kim-jest-partner-marii-andrejczyk-to-wiele-wyjasnia-aa-H4Qi-C52U-JkYu.html |title=Dowiedzieliśmy się, kim jest partner Marii Andrejczyk. To wiele wyjaśnia |publisher=Sport SP |language=PL |date=5 August 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021}} ==Philanthropy== Andrejczyk auctioned off her Tokyo Olympic silver medal to help fund the heart surgery of an 8-month-old baby. [Żabka](/source/%C5%BBabka_(convenience_store)), a Polish store chain won the auction and let her keep the medal.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maria-andrejczyk-polish-olympian-silver-medal-infant-heart-surgery/ |title=Olympian Maria Andrejczyk auctions off medal to help pay for infant's heart surgery. |access-date=29 August 2021}} ==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{Flagu|Poland}} |- |2013 |[World Youth Championships](/source/2013_World_Youth_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Donetsk, Ukraine](/source/Donetsk%2C_Ukraine) |26th (q) |Javelin throw (500 g) |45.14 m |- |2014 |[World Junior Championships](/source/2014_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Eugene, United States](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon) |5th |rowspan="10" |Javelin throw |[53.66 m](/source/2014_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw) |- |rowspan=2|2015 |[European Junior Championships](/source/2015_European_Athletics_Junior_Championships) |[Eskilstuna, Sweden](/source/Eskilstuna%2C_Sweden) |bgcolor=gold|1st |59.73 m |- |[World Championships](/source/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |Beijing, China |28th (q) |[56.75 m](/source/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw) |- |rowspan=2|2016 |[European Championships](/source/2016_European_Athletics_Championships) |[Amsterdam, Netherlands](/source/Amsterdam%2C_Netherlands) |13th (q) |[57.93 m](/source/2016_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw) |- |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics) |[Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), Brazil |4th |[64.78 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw) |- |2019 |[World Championships](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Doha, Qatar](/source/Doha%2C_Qatar) |22nd (q) |[57.68 m](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw) |- |2021 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics) |Tokyo, Japan |bgcolor=silver|2nd |[64.61 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw) |- |2022 |[World Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Eugene, United States](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon) |21st (q) |[55.47 m](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw) |- |rowspan=2|2024 |[European Championships](/source/2024_European_Athletics_Championships) |[Rome, Italy](/source/Rome%2C_Italy) |10th |[58.29 m](/source/2024_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw) |- |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics) |[Paris, France](/source/Paris%2C_France) |8th |[62.44 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_javelin_throw) |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{wikiquote}} {{commons category}} * {{World Athletics|14500245}} * {{European Athletics|14500245}} * {{PZLA|41744}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|maria-andrejczyk}} * {{PKOl profile|maria-andrejczyk|old_id=2649,andrejczyk-maria|archive=20200718063729}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrejczyk, Maria}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Polish women javelin throwers Category:Sportspeople from Suwałki Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Poland Category:Olympic women javelin throwers Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic silver medalists in athletics Category:Olympic silver medalists for Poland Category:Polish Catholics Category:21st-century Polish sportswomen Category:Athletes from Podlaskie Voivodeship Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Maria Andrejczyk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Andrejczyk) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Andrejczyk?action=history)). 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