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Łukasz Mamczarz
Łukasz Mamczarz at the Memoriał Kamili Skolimowskiej in 2013
Personal information
Full nameŁukasz Maciej Mamczarz
NationalityPolish
Born (1988-06-14) 14 June 1988 (age 36)
Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Poland
Sporthigh jump
Disability classF42
ClubSTART Gorzów Wielkopolski
Coached byZbigniew Lewkowicz
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
Summer Paralympics
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London High jump – T42
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lyon High jump – T42
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha High jump – T42
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris High jump – T63
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea High jump – T42
Gold medal – first place 2016 Grosseto High jump – T42–44

Łukasz Maciej Mamczarz (born 14 June 1988) is a Polish Paralympic athlete who competes in F42 classification high jump events.[1]

Athletics career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Mamczarz, Lukasz". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Mamczarz, Lukasz". IPC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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