Biography
Impairment information
Classification
L&F2, SD2
Further personal information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English, Polish
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began the sport in 2002 in Warsaw, Poland.
Why this sport?
She has always loved dance. "Dance lets me show a wide range of emotions from joy, fun and love to fight and anger. In ballroom dancing I like the changes of rhythm in all its forms and the fact that each has a different character. Dancing is also a great opportunity to meet new people."
Club / Team
Swing-Duet: Warsaw, POL
Name of coach
Wlodzimierz Ciok, POL; Iwona Ciok, POL
International debut
Year
2005
Competing for
Poland
Tournament
World Cup
Location
Boxmeer, NED
General interest
Nicknames
Joasia, Asia, Aska (pytanienasniadanie.tvp.pl, 04 Nov 2018)
Hobbies
Singing, travelling. (parasportowcy.pl, 24 Jan 2018)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold at the 2016 European Championship in Kosice, Slovakia. (pytanienasniadanie.tvp.pl, 04 Nov 2018; parasportowcy.pl, 24 Jan 2018)
Hero / Idol
Professional dancers Michal Malitowski and Joanna Leunis. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"As long as you fight, you are a winner." (Athlete, 02 Dec 2013)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the Paralympic Games and to work as a sport psychologist for athletes with impairments. (parasportowcy.pl, 24 Jan 2018)
Impairment
She was born with spina bifida. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2013)
Other information
TV SHOW
Together with her dance partner Pawel Karpinski, she took part in the TV show 'Poland's Got Talent' in 2012. "It was a new challenge for us. We performed on many different stages, but we have never before competed in such a format. First of all we wanted to show our dance to a wider audience. To show that dance is very important for us. It was also an opportunity to meet many talented people." (parasportowcy.pl, 24 Jan 2018)
Together with her dance partner Pawel Karpinski, she took part in the TV show 'Poland's Got Talent' in 2012. "It was a new challenge for us. We performed on many different stages, but we have never before competed in such a format. First of all we wanted to show our dance to a wider audience. To show that dance is very important for us. It was also an opportunity to meet many talented people." (parasportowcy.pl, 24 Jan 2018)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Mixed Duo Latin 2 | Final Ranking | 2 | ||
Mixed Duo Standard 2 | Final Ranking | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Mixed Duo Latin Class 2 | Final | 2013-12-07 | 5 | |
Mixed Duo Standard Class 2 | Final | 2013-12-08 | 4 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Duo Standard Class 2 | Final | 2015-11-07 | 4 | |
Duo Latin Class 2 | Final | 2015-11-08 | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Duo Standard Class 2 | Final | 2017-10-21 | 3 | |
Women's Single Class 2 | Final | 2017-10-22 | 10 | |
Duo Latin Class 2 | Final | 2017-10-22 | 3 |