|
Poland At The 2020 Summer Olympics
Poland competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1924, Polish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott. Medalists , style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;", , style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;", Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery Two Polish archers directly qualified for their respective individual recurve events at the Games by reaching the quarterfinal stage and obtaining one of the seven available spots each at the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France. Athletics Polish athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Olympic Committee
The Polish Olympic Committee ( pl, Polski Komitet Olimpijski, PKOl) is the National Olympic Committee representing Poland. History The Polish Olympic Committee was established on 12 October 1919 and in 1919 was recognised by the International Olympic Committee. List of presidents Member federations The Polish National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 29 Olympic Summer and 8 Winter Sport Federations in Poland. See also * Sport in Poland * Poland at the Olympics External links Official website Poland Poland at the Olympics 1918 establishments in Poland Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ... Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dariusz Kowaluk
Dariusz Kowaluk (born 16 April 1996) is a Polish sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2017 European U23 Championships as well as gold medal in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 10.57 (+1.1 m/s, Szczecin 2018) *200 metres – 20.95 (+0.8 m/s, Szczecin 2018) * 400 metres – 46.06 (Lublin 2018) Indoor *200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ... – 21.71 (Spała 2018) * 400 metres – 46.95 (Toruń 2018) References External links * * Dariusz Kowalukat the ''Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki'' * * * 1996 births Living people Polish male sprinters Olympic gold medalists in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Wieliczko
Marta Wieliczko (born 1 October 1994) is a Polish rower. She won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2018 World Rowing Championships The 2018 World Rowing Championships were the World Rowing Championships held at the regatta course in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The event was held from 9 to 16 September. Events held were men and women's open class, lightweight class, and para-rowing. .... References External links * 1994 births Living people Polish female rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Poland Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Rowers from Gdańsk {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Sajdak
Maria Sajdak (; born 30 July 1991) is a Polish national representative rower, an Olympian and a world champion. She is a reigning world champion in the women's quad scull winning her title at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv. She competed in the women's quadruple sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ... where she won a bronze medal. References External links * 1991 births Living people Polish female rowers Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kraków Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in rowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnieszka Kobus-Zawojska
Agnieszka Kobus-Zawojska (Polish pronunciation: ; born 28 August 1990) is a Polish national representative rower, an Olympian and a world champion. She is the reigning world champion in the women's quad scull winning her title at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv. She competed in the women's quadruple sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ..., where she won a bronze medal. References External links * * 1990 births Living people Polish female rowers Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Olympic me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 Kilometres Walk
The men's 50 kilometres walk event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 6 August 2021 in Sapporo. 59 athletes competed; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the number qualifying through time (no universality places were used in 2016). Background This was the 20th appearance of the event: except for 1976, it has appeared at every Olympics since 1932. The reigning champion is Matej Tóth of Slovakia. Due to the Olympics' movement towards gender equality (the 50 kilometres walk was the only men's event on the 2020 athletics programme with no women's equivalent) and declining fan attendance and TV ratings for the event, the men's 50 kilometres walk will be replaced by a mixed-team relay - either a racewalk or a track event - in 2024. Qualification A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's 50 kilometres walk if all athletes meet the entry standard or qualify ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawid Tomala
Dawid Tomala (born 27 August 1989 in Tychy) is a Polish race walking, race walker. He is the reigning Olympic champion in the 50 kilometres race walk, 50 kilometres walk, having won the gold medal at the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Tomala also represented his country at the Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, finishing 19th in the 20 kilometres race walk, 20 km walk. He began race walking in 2003 at the UKS Maraton Korzeniowski club in Bieruń, Poland. He is coached by his father, Grzegorz Tomala. Dawid won multiple Polish national titles in racewalking. Competition record Personal bests *3000 metres race walk – 10:56.98 (Šamorín 2018) **3000 metres race walk indoor – 10:58.89 (Glasgow 2018) *5000 metres race walk – 19:16.93 (Gdańsk 2013) **5000 metres race walk indoor – 19:13.16 (Spała 2013) *10,000 metres race walk – 40:17.62 (Lublin 2018) *10 kilometres race walk – 40:11 (Katowice 2013) *10 kilome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Hammer Throw
The men's hammer throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 2 and 4 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. Approximately 35 athletes were expected to compete; the exact number was dependent on how many nations used universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 32 qualifying through distance or ranking (no universality places were used in 2016). 31 athletes from 21 nations competed. Wojciech Nowicki of Poland won the gold medal, adding to his 2016 bronze to become the 15th man to earn multiple hammer throw medals. It was Poland's second gold medal in the event, after Szymon Ziółkowski's 2000 victory. Nowicki's countryman Paweł Fajdek took bronze. Between them was Norwegian thrower Eivind Henriksen, with his silver being Norway's first-ever Olympic medal in the men's hammer. Background This was the 28th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except the first in 1896. Paweł Fajdek of Poland was the four-time reigni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wojciech Nowicki
Wojciech Nowicki (; born 22 February 1989) is a Polish hammer thrower. He won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics and bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2015, 2017 and 2019 World Championships. His personal best in the event is 82.52 metres set in 2021 at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Career Nowicki achieved his personal best, 78.71 metres, on 3 May 2015. In August of the same year, he won the bronze medal in the hammer throw event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. He placed third again at the two subsequent World Championships ( London 2017 and Doha 2019). In July 2016, Nowicki took bronze at the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In August, he was awarded the bronze medal in the hammer throw at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Nowicki won the qualification with a throw of 79.78 m. In the third attempt of the finals, he managed to improve his personal best from 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Hammer Throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 1 and 3 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. Approximately 35 athletes competed; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 32 qualifying through distance or ranking (no universality places were used in 2016). Summary Since 2009, the dominant name in women's hammer throwing has been Anita Włodarczyk. She holds the world record and the top six throws in history. She is the defending two time Olympic Champion and the 2017 World Champion. She underwent knee surgery and took much of the 2019 and 2020 seasons off. In her absence, DeAnna Price won in 2019. Until June 26 of this year, Włodarczyk was the only woman to throw beyond 80 metres. Price became the second at the US Trials. The other two American qualifiers had moved up to the top six women in history, Brooke Andersen to #5 just in April. During the 2021 season, Włodarczyk was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Włodarczyk
Anita Włodarczyk (; born 8 August 1985) is a Polish hammer thrower. She is the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic champion, and the first woman in history to throw the hammer over 80 m; she currently holds the women's world record of 82.98 m. She is considered the greatest women's hammer thrower of all time. Career Włodarczyk won her first national U23 championships in 2007, and went on to compete in the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships, although she did not progress beyond the qualifying round. She finished sixth in the hammer throw competition at the 2008 Olympic Games. Włodarczyk qualified for the 2008 World Athletics Final and won a bronze medal. The following year, she took part in the 2009 European Team Championships, winning her first gold medal at a major international competition. Włodarczyk achieved a personal best throw of , achieved on 30 May 2009 in Biała Podlaska, beating her previous record by 81 cm and improve 76.59 m in Golden Spike Ostrava. Prior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed 4 × 400 Metres Relay
The mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 30 and 31 July 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. There were 16 competing relay teams, with each team having 4 members (2 men and 2 women). It was the first mixed-gender relay in athletics held at the Olympic Games, as part of a larger focus on gender equality by the International Olympic Committee. Summary After finishing first and second in their heat, USA and Dominican Republic teams were initially disqualified for an alleged baton changeover violation. Both teams appealed and the decision was reversed. This meant that German and Spanish teams, that qualified after the disqualifications, did not qualify to the final—they protested, and it was decided that Germany could start the final as ninth team. The Dutch and Belgian teams protested against the reinstatements—both protests were rejected by the CAS. In the final, the Netherlands' Liemarvin Bonevacia took the lead going in to the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
