Urszula Piwnicka, née Jasińska (born 6 December 1983 in

Pasłęk Pasłęk (pronounced ; formerly known in Polish as Holąd Pruski, , Old Prussian: ''Pāistlauks'', lt, Paslenkas) is a historic town in northern Poland, within Elbląg County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. In 2017, the town had 12,298 regi ...

) is a

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er from

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

. Her personal best throw is 62.34 metres, achieved in May 2007 in

Sopot Sopot is a seaside resort city in Pomerelia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, and has the status of the county, being the smallest c ...

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* 1983 births Living people People from Pasłęk Polish female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Poland Sportspeople from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for Poland 21st-century Polish women {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub