Polish athlete (born 2007)
Anastazja Kuś
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Nationality | Polish |
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Born | (2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 17) |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | Sprint |
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Personal best(s) | 400m 51.89 (Banská Bystrica, 2024) |
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Anastazja Kuś (born 11 May 2007) is a Polish sprinter.[1]
Early and personal life
She spent part of her childhood in Istanbul, where her father, professional footballer Marcin Kuś, was playing at the time.[2] She took part in gymnastics and tennis as a youth before focusing on athletics.[3] She is also a keen pianist.[4] As of 2023, she is enrolled in Szkola w Chmurze (on-line school for homeschoolers).
Career
She broke her personal bests in the 100, 200 and 400 metres in 2023, winning the Polish under-18 title over 400 metres.[5] She won a gold medal at the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Maribor in 2023.[6] She competed at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[7]
She is a member of AZS UWM Olsztyn and was part of their club relay team that won the gold medal at the Polish Senior Indoor Championships in the 4x400 meters in February 2024. Later that year, racing in Toruń she broke the national record for under 18s, running 54.15 seconds. She lowered it further to 52.26 seconds at the Polish Outdoor Championships in Bydgoszcz in June 2024, and in the final she placed sixth overall.[8] In July 2024, she won the Polish U18 Championships with a time of 52.68 seconds in Lublin.[9]
She ran a personal best, national under-18 record and championship record 51.89 for the 400 metres to win gold at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia on 20 July 2024.[10]
She was selected for the relay pool at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]
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