Maryia Zhodzik
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Марыя Жодзік |
| National team | Belarus |
| Born | 19 January 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | High jump: 1.97m (Toruń, 2024) |
Maryia Zhodzik (born 19 January 1997) is a high jumper. She was the national champion of Belarus in 2020. In 2024, she was granted Polish citizenship.
Career[edit]
She won the high jump at the Belarusian national championships in 2020.[1] She was named to the Belarusian team for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.[2] However, she was not permitted to compete as she was ruled as not meeting the minimum testing requirements of the Anti-Doping Rules for her country by the Athletics Integrity Unit.[3]
She moved to Poland in 2022, and became based at Białystok, where she trains with coach Robert Nazarkiewicz at the Podlasie Białystok club.[4] She jumped a personal best 1.97 metres at the Polish Indoor Championships in Toruń on 17 February 2024.[5] In March 2024, she was granted Polish citizenship.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Адкрыты Чэмпіянат Рэспублікі Беларусь па легкай атлетыцы" [Belarus National Outdoor Athletics Championships] (PDF) (in Belarusian). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletics ZHODZIK Mariya". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Three Belarusian athletes declared ineligible for Tokyo 2020". eng.belta.by. 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Belarusian high jumper granted Polish citizenship, eyes Paris Olympics". Polskiradio.pl. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Polish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Petruczenko, Maciej (20 March 2024). "Another strengthening of Polish athletics. President Duda granted citizenship". Przegladsportowy. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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