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Joanna Ewa Nowakowska

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Joanna Ewa Nowakowska
Personal information
Born (1989-01-02) 2 January 1989 (age 35)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportShooting
Events
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Munich 50m Rifle Prone
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Osijek 50m Rifle Prone Junior
Silver medal – second place 2009 Osijek 50m Rifle 3-Position Junior Team

Joanna Ewa Nowakowska (born 2 January 1989) is a Polish sports shooter who won a silver medal at the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships in the 50m Prone Rifle event, setting an equal world record.[1] At the 2009 European Shooting Championships she became a Junior Champion in the same event.


Career

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Nowakowska's first international selection came in March 2007 when she represented Poland at the European 10m Airgun Championships in Deauville, France. She placed 63rd in the Junior Women's Air Rifle.[1]

Later in 2007, she was selected to compete in Granada at the European Championships for non-air events, qualifying for the final in the 50m 3-Position rifle event and finishing sixth.

At the 2009 European Shooting Championships she became a Junior Champion in the 50m Prone Rifle event.[1] She won silver with the Junior Women's team in the 50m 3-Position rifle event.[2]

At the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships she won a silver medal in 50m Prone Rifle. Nowakowska and Indian Tejaswini Sawant equalled the world record score of 597, with Sawant claiming the gold by tie-breaking on inner-tens.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "ISSF Athlete Profile". International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ "European Championships RESULTS 50m RIFLE 3 POSITIONS JUNIOR WOMEN" (PDF). 15 July 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's 50m Rifle Prone Equals World Record--Twice!". International Shooting Sport Federation. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Tejaswini wins with a world record". The Hindu. THG Publishing. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Indian shooter Tejaswini Sawant wins gold and makes history". BBC Sport. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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