Marika Popowicz-Drapała

Marika Popowicz

Marika Popowicz in 2015
Personal information
Full name Marika Julianna Popowicz-Drapała
Nationality  Poland
Born (1988-04-28) 28 April 1988
Gniezno, Poland
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Weight 53 kg (117 lb) (2012)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 m, 200 m
Club Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Poland
European Championships
2010 Barcelona 4x100 m
2012 Helsinki 4x100 m
Universiade
2009 Belgrade 4×100 m

Marika Popowicz-Drapała (Polish pronunciation: [maˈrika pɔˈpɔvit͡ʂ draˈpawa]; born 28 April 1988) is a Polish track and field athlete who specialises in sprinting. She is a two-time European bronze medalist in the 4 x 100 metres relay.

Personal life

Popowicz-Drapała was born 28 April 1988 in Gniezno, Poland. She is married to a former sprinter, Radosław Drapała.

Career

2005 to 2008

Popowicz-Drapała made her first major appearances in 2005, finishing in sixth place in the 200 metres at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics and helping the Polish women's 4×100 metres relay team to a gold medal at the 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships.[1][2] She became the Polish junior champion in the 100 metres and 200 m in 2006 and went on to reach the semi-finals of both events at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Beijing.[3] She attended the 2007 European Athletics Junior Championships and formed part of the relay team which won the bronze medal.[4] She was selected as a back-up runner for the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, but ultimately did not compete.

2009

Popowicz-Drapała won senior medals for the first time in 2009 at an International Military Sports Council competition: she won the bronze in the 100 m and silver in the 200 m behind Marta Jeschke at the 2009 World Military Track and Field Championship .[5][6] Representing Poland at the 2009 European Team Championships, she finished fifth overall in the 100 m.[7] She won a relay silver medal with the Polish team at the 2009 Summer Universiade and repeated the feat at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships (where she also won bronze medals in the 100 and 200 m events). She was selected for the 100 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but did not start.

2010

At the start of 2010, Popowicz-Drapała took part in the women's 60 metres at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships but was eliminated in the heats stage.[8] She helped promote the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz by taking part in a pre-championship cross country race.[9] She won the bronze medal with the Polish 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2010 European Athletics Championships breaking the Polish national record.[10]

Personal bests

Event Time (sec) Venue Date Ref
50 metres 6.33+ Spała, Poland 19 February 2011 [11]
60 metres 7.20 Toruń, Poland 5 March 2016
100 metres 11.28 Bydgoszcz, Poland 14 June 2015
200 metres 23.15 Kaunas, Lithuania 18 July 2009

International copmetitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 7th 4 × 100 m relay 45.34
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 6th 200m 23.93
4th Medley relay 2:09.05
European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.65
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 17th (sf) 100m 11.96 (-0.6 m/s)
10th (sf) 200m 24.00 (-1.2 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 44.70
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 45.32
2009 World Military Championship Sofia, Bulgaria 3rd 100 m 11.57
2nd 200 m 23.32
European Team Championships Leiria, Portugal 5th 100 m 11.51
Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.96
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 3rd 100 m 11.50 (+0.2 m/s)
3rd 200 m 23.25 (-1.4 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.90
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 25th (h) 60 m 7.56
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 27th (h) 100 m 11.80
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.68
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea – 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th (sf) 200 m 23.58
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.06
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.07
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.81
World Championships Moscow, Russia 24th (h) 200 m 23.22
11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.18
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 21st (sf) 60 m 7.38
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas – 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 21st (sf) 60 m 7.34
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 21st (sf) 100 m 11.68
7th 4 x 100 m relay 43.24
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 52nd (h) 100 m 11.70
13th (h) 4 x 100 m relay 43.33

References

  1. ↑ 200 Metres - W Final. IAAF (2005-07-17). Retrieved on 2010-03-31.
  2. ↑ 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships results. European Athletics (2005). Retrieved on 2010-03-31.
  3. ↑ Popowicz Marika. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-31.
  4. ↑ 2007 European Athletics Junior Championships Medallists by event. European Athletics (2007-07-22). Retrieved on 2010-03-31.
  5. ↑ RESULTS: 200 m WOMEN (FINAL). CISM World Military Track and Field Championship 2009. Retrieved on 2010-03-31.
  6. ↑ RESULTS: 100 m - WOMEN - FINAL. CISM World Military Track and Field Championship 2009. Retrieved on 2010-03-31.
  7. ↑ Results - 100m Women. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-31.
  8. ↑ 60 Metres - W Heats. IAAF (2010-03-12). Retrieved on 2010-03-31.
  9. ↑ Turner, Chris (2010-01-05). Bydgoszcz braves the cold and takes to its feet to promote 2010 World XC. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-12.
  10. ↑ http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2010/barcelona/pdf/re1340040.pdf
  11. ↑ Z. Jonik (2010-02-24). "HMP '11 w Spale: trzy rekordy Polski" (in Polish). PZLA. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
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