Jolanta Januchta-Strzelczyk (born 16 January 1955) is a Polish former middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal at the 1980 European Indoor Championships and bronze at the 1982 edition. In addition, she represented her country at the 1980 Summer Olympics as well as the 1983 World Championships.
Her personal best of 1:56.95 is the still standing national record.
She is currently a physical education teacher at a primary school in Warsaw.
International competitions Representing 1973European Junior ChampionshipsDuisburg, West Germany6th800 m2:04.581974European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden10th (h)800 m2:11.67European ChampionshipsRome, Italy17th (h)800 m2:04.71976European Indoor ChampionshipsMunich, West Germany4th (h)800 m2:08.51977UniversiadeSofia, Bulgaria7th800 m2:00.81980European Indoor ChampionshipsSindelfingen, West Germany1st800 m2:00.6Olympic GamesMoscow, Soviet Union6th800 m1:58.36th4 × 400 m relay3:27.91981World CupRome, Italy3rd800 m1:58.3211982European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy3rd800 m2:01.24European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece4th800 m1:57.927th4 × 400 m relay3:29.321983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland12th (sf)800 m2:02.231984Friendship GamesPrague, Czechoslovakia10th800 m2:02.494th4 × 400 m relay3:29.09 1Representing Europe
Personal bests Outdoor 400 metres – 55.73 (Wanganui 1984) 800 metres – 1:56.95 (Budapest 1980) 1000 metres – 2:32.70 (Zürich 1981) 1500 metres – 4:13.63 (Bydgoszcz 1983)
Indoor 600 metres – 1:26.6 (Warsaw 1980) 800 metres – 2:00.6 (Sindelfingen 1980)
References
External links All-Athletics profile