Maria Żodzik

Maria Żodzik
Personal information
Native name	Марыя Жодзік
Birth name	Maryia Zhodzik
National team	Belarus (until 2024); Poland (from 2024)
Born	19 January 1997 (age 27); Baranavichy, Belarus
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	High jump: 1.97m (Toruń, 2024)

Maria Żodzik (Belarusian: Марыя Жодзік, born 19 January 1997) is a high jumper. She was the national champion of Belarus in 2020. Having Polish grandparents, she was granted Polish citizenship in 2024 and represented Poland at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[2]^[1]

Career

She won the high jump at the Belarusian national championships in 2020.^[3] She was named to the Belarusian team for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.^[4] However, she was not permitted to compete as she was ruled as not meeting the minimum testing requirements of the Anti-Doping Rules for her country by the Athletics Integrity Unit.^[5]

She moved to Poland in 2022, and became based at Białystok, where she trains with coach Robert Nazarkiewicz at the Podlasie Białystok club.^[6] She jumped a personal best 1.97 metres at the Polish Indoor Championships in Toruń on 17 February 2024.^[7] In March 2024, she was granted Polish citizenship.^[8]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Belarus
2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	15th (q)	1.77 m
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	1.86 m
2019	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	18th (q)	1.73 m
Representing Poland
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	28th (q)	1.83 m

References

^ ^a ^b Petruczenko, Maciej (19 June 2024). "Maria Żodzik – Polka z Białorusi na olimpijski medal?". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ Wasiak, Jan (2 August 2024). "Niemiłe zaskoczenie. Maria Żodzik szybko żegna się z igrzyskami". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "Адкрыты Чэмпіянат Рэспублікі Беларусь па легкай атлетыцы" [Belarus National Outdoor Athletics Championships] (PDF) (in Belarusian). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Athletics ZHODZIK Mariya". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Three Belarusian athletes declared ineligible for Tokyo 2020". eng.belta.by. 29 July 2021.
^ "Belarusian high jumper granted Polish citizenship, eyes Paris Olympics". Polskiradio.pl. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "Polish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ Petruczenko, Maciej (20 March 2024). "Another strengthening of Polish athletics. President Duda granted citizenship". Przegladsportowy. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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[PS-1] Petruczenko, Maciej (19 June 2024). "Maria Żodzik – Polka z Białorusi na olimpijski medal?". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[2] Wasiak, Jan (2 August 2024). "Niemiłe zaskoczenie. Maria Żodzik szybko żegna się z igrzyskami". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[3] "Адкрыты Чэмпіянат Рэспублікі Беларусь па легкай атлетыцы" [Belarus National Outdoor Athletics Championships] (PDF) (in Belarusian). Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[4] "Athletics ZHODZIK Mariya". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[5] "Three Belarusian athletes declared ineligible for Tokyo 2020". eng.belta.by. 29 July 2021.

[6] "Belarusian high jumper granted Polish citizenship, eyes Paris Olympics". Polskiradio.pl. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[7] "Polish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[8] Petruczenko, Maciej (20 March 2024). "Another strengthening of Polish athletics. President Duda granted citizenship". Przegladsportowy. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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