Karol Wojciech Kozuń (born 23 March 1982) is a Paralympian track and field athlete from Poland competing mainly in category F55 throwing events. He competed in two Summer Paralympics winning a silver medal in the discus at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.
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Full name | Karol Wojciech Kozuń | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Koza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sieradz, Poland | 23 March 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | F55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | BWAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Wojciech Kikowski (club) Zbigniew Lewkowicz (national) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2008 Beijing 2012 London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal career
editKozuń was born in Sieradz, Poland in 1982. In 2005 he suffered a broken spine after a traffic accident.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Kozun, Karol". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2016.