Cichockyj took part in the
Summer Paralympics, competing in
wheelchair racing at the
1984 Games and in
wheelchair basketball at the
1988 Games. Josie held every British Track Record from 100m through to 5,000m breaking 28 British Records. The highlight of her track career was breaking the 5,000m World Track record in addition to silver medals at
European Track Championships in Belgium and Austria. Cichockyj was
Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Captain, 1989-1992 and also acted as Vice captain for several years. She competed in the 1988 Paralympics in
Seoul, South Korea and the
1996 Paralympics in
Atlanta, USA, gaining 6th Position (highest placed British team). She won bronze medals in the 1995 European Championships in
Delden, Holland, and the 1997 championships in
Madrid, Spain, 1997. Josie competed in World Championships including
Sydney, Australia in 1998. During the time Josie Cichockyj was competing at basketball she also competed in
table tennis and became a National Champion and became a ranked
tennis player playing on the ATP tour ITF Tennis . She was also a ranked tennis player on the
ATP World Wheelchair Tennis Tour Cichockyj died on 2 December 2014 due to cancer. ==References==