Maria Andrejczyk – Olympic vice-champion. The 25-year-old Pole finished second in the javelin throw competition. This is our twelfth medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
The 25-year-old Andrejczyk achieved her best result in the final competition in her second attempt. It allowed for a second-place finish in the competition.
The gold was won by China’s Shiying Liu with 66.34 and the bronze by Australia’s Kelsey-Lee Barber with 64.56.
25-year-old Maria Andrejczyk secured her place in the final with 65.24 in her first attempt. Later on, it turned out that in both qualification groups no player even came close to the result of the Pole.