Łukasz Mamczarz
Łukasz Maciej Mamczarz (born 14 June 1988) is a Polish Paralympic athlete who competes in F42 classification high jump events.[1]
Łukasz Mamczarz at the Memoriał Kamili Skolimowskiej in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Łukasz Maciej Mamczarz |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 14 June 1988 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Poland |
| Sport | high jump |
| Disability class | F42 |
| Club | START Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| Coached by | Zbigniew Lewkowicz |
Athletics career
Mamczarz represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London where he won a bronze medal in the high jump (T42).[2] More medals followed in the IPC Athletics World Championships with a pair of bronze medals won in the high jump in 2013 in Lyon and 2015 in Doha. Mamczarz is also a double European Championships gold medalist, winning his event in both Swansea (2014) and Grosseto (2016).[2]
Personal life
Mamczarz was born in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland in 1988. In 2009 he lost his left leg in a motorcycle accident. He took up sport after a recommendation by his doctors during his rehabilitation.[2]
References
- "Mamczarz, Lukasz". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "Mamczarz, Lukasz". IPC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
External links
- Łukasz Mamczarz at the International Paralympic Committee
- Łukasz Mamczarz at the Polski Komitet Paralimpijski [pl] (in Polish)
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