# Justyna Franieczek

Justyna Franieczek (born 6 April 1989 in Wrocław) is a Polish paralympic athlete. In 2021, she competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in 400m T20 finishing fifth. Finalist of the World Championships in Dubai in 2019, bronze medalist of the European Championships, Polish champion, member of the national team. She comes in the T20 category. In 2021, she won the title of world champion in the 400 m race and in the relay race. Finalist of the Tokyo Paralympic Games. On October 13, 2021, the Governor of Wielkopolska, Michał Zieliński, appointed Justyna Franieczek to the Sports Council of the Wielkopolska Province Governor.

## Personal life

As a junior, she won medals of the Polish championship together with non-disabled people. Later, however, she was diagnosed with cancer, which caused her to quit the sport. She returned after a successful fight with the disease. After some time, she had a serious car accident, suffering a 30% injury, and a pregnancy loss as a result. Her recovery and sport took eight years.

## Career

In 2019, she performed at the World Championships in Dubai, finishing seventh in the 400 meter T20 category. In 2020, she won a silver medal in the Polish Disabled Swimming Championships, representing the Start Skrzatusz club. In 2021, she won a bronze medal in the Polish Cross-country Ski Championship for Disabled People and two gold medals at the 49th Polish Paralympic Athletics Championships and XXVIII Polish Athletics Championships, whereas in the European Championship she won a bronze medal. In the final of the Tokyo Paralympics, she was fifth.

### International competitions

Representing  Poland :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 2021 | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Chorzów, Poland | 1st | 100 meters run (T20) | 0:13,20 |
| 2021 | Paralympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 400 meters run (T20) | 0:59,14 |
| 2021 | Virtus World Athletics Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 400 meters run (T20) | 0:59,66 |
| 2021 | Virtus World Athletics Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 4x100 meter relay (T20) | 0:52,78 |
| 2021 | Virtus World Athletics Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 100 meter run (T20) | 0:13,38 |
| 2021 | Virtus World Athletics Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 200 meter run (T20) | 0:27,08 |
| 2021 | European Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 400 meter run (T20) | 0:59,09 |
| 2021 | XXVIII Polish Athletics Championships - "Sprawni-Razem" | Sępólno Krajeńskie, Poland | 1st | 400 meter run (T20) | 1:01,82 |
| 2021 | 49th Paralecathletic Championships of Poland | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 400 meter run (T20) | 1:00,64 |
| 2021 | Polish Cross-Country Skiing Championship for Disabled People | Ptaszkowa, Poland | 3rd | Classic style 1,300 meters run | 6:44,20 |
| 2020 | Polish swimming Championship for Disabled People | Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland | 2nd | Freestyle, 50 meters | 0:53,93 |
| 2020 | XXVII Polish Athletics Championships - "Sprawni-Razem" | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 400 meter run (T20) | 1:02,03 |
| 2020 | XXVII Polish Athletics Championships - "Sprawni-Razem" | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 200 meter run (T20) | 0:27,78 |
| 2020 | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Chorzów, Poland | 3rd | 100 meter run (T20) | 0:13,49 |
| 2020 | 48th Paralecathletic Championships of Poland | Kraków, Poland | 1st | 400 meter run (T20) | 1:01,04 |
| 2019 | World Championship | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 7th | 400 meter run (T20) | 1:01,15 |
| 2019 | Paralecathletic Championships of Poland | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 400 meter run (T20) | 0:58,81 |
| 2019 | World Para Athletics Grand Prix | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 400 meter run (T20) | 0:58,81 |
| 2019 | Polish Athletics Championships | Ciechanów, Poland | 1st | 400 meter run (T20) | 0:59,14 |
| 2019 | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Chorzów, Poland | 3rd | 100 meter run (T20) | 0:13,48 |