Łukasz Mamczarz

Lukasz Maciej Mamczarz (born 14 June 1988) is a Polish Paralympic athlete who competes in F42 classification high jump events.[1]

Lukasz Mamczarz

Łukasz Mamczarz at the Memoriał Kamili Skolimowskiej in 2013
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	14 June 1988 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	high jump
Disability class	F42
Club	START Gorzow Wielkopolski
Coached by	Zbigniew Lewkowicz
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland Summer Paralympics 2012 London High jump - T42 IPC Athletics World Championships 2013 Lyon High jump - T42 2015 Doha High jump - T42 IPC Athletics European Championships 2014 Swansea High jump - T42 2016 Grosseto High jump - T42-44

Athletics career

Mamczarz represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London where he won a bronze medal in the high jump (T42).[2] More medals followed in the IPC Athletics World Championships with a pair of bronze medals won in the high jump in 2013 in Lyon and 2015 in Doha. Mamczarz is also a double European Championships gold medalist, winning his event in both Swansea (2014) and Grosseto (2016).[2]

Personal history

Mamczarz was born in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland in 1988. In 2009 he lost his left leg in a motorcycle accident. He took up sport after a recommendation by his doctors during his rehabilitation.[2]

References

1. "Mamczarz, Lukasz". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
2. "Mamczarz, Lukasz". IPC. Retrieved 30 August 2016.