- Marta Jeschke
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Marta Jeschke (born 2 June 1986 in Wejherowo) is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.[1] Her personal best time is 23.41 seconds, achieved in August 2007 in Bochum. She has 11.79 seconds in the 100 metres.
Jeschke represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Daria Korczyńska, Dorota Jędrusińska and Ewelina Klocek. In their first round heat they placed fifth behind Belgium, Great Britain, Brazil and Nigeria. Their time of 43.47 seconds was the second best non-directly qualifying time and the seventh time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result they qualified for the final in which they replaced Jeschke with Joanna Henryka Kocielnik. In the final they were eventually disqualified.[1] She won the bronze medal with the Polish 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.[2]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes 2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 7th 4 x 100 m relay 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 8th 4 x 100 m relay 2009 World Student Games Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 4 x 100 m relay 2010 European Athletics Championships Barcelona, Spain 3rd 4 x 100 m relay References
- IAAF profile for Marta Jeschke
- ^ a b Athlete biography: Marta Jeschke, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 30, 2008
- ^ http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2010/barcelona/pdf/re1340040.pdf
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Polish sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Poland
- Polish athletics biography stubs
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