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Piotr Małachowski (Polish pronunciation: ; born 7 June 1983) is a Polish retired
On 13 August 2016, Małachowski won his second Olympic silver (67.55 m), being surprisingly beaten by German Christoph Harting (68.37 m - PB).
He announced shortly afterwards that he would sell his Olympic silver medal to raise funds for a 3-year-old boy with a rare form of cancer. The medal was sold at an auction a few days later.
Golden Cross of Merit in 2008.
Golden Medal for Merit for Country Defence in 2009.
Knight's Cross of the
Piotr Małachowski
at the ''Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki'' * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malachowski, Piotr 1983 births Living people Polish male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland People from Żuromin County World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes from Masovian Voivodeship World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Śląsk Wrocław athletes Skra Warszawa athletes Diamond League winners Polish Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Polish sportsmen
discus throw
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er, two-time silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. His personal best throw is 71.84 metres, ranks him fifth in all-time longest discus throw distances, achieved on 8 June 2013 at Hengelo
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Career
Małachowski's throwing distances are seen as even more remarkable as he is not as tall as most discus throwers. Małachowski is one inch shorter than Beijing Olympic championGerd Kanter
Gerd Kanter (born 6 May 1979) is a retired Estonian discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance th ...
and three inches shorter than world champion Robert Harting
Robert Harting (; born 18 October 1984) is a retired German discus thrower. He represents the sports club SCC Berlin, his coach is Torsten Schmidt. He is a former Olympic, World, and European champion in the men's discus throw. His younger bro ...
and discus great Virgillius Alekna. The typical height of a discus thrower is between . Despite his height disadvantage, Małachowski makes up for it with his incredible ring speed. Malachowski is seen as one of the quickest discus throwers in the ring of all time, closely followed by Róbert Fazekas
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On 19 August 2008, he won an Olympic silver medal in discus throw (67.82 m) placing behind Gerd Kanter
Gerd Kanter (born 6 May 1979) is a retired Estonian discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance th ...
(68.82 m). On 23 May 2009, in Halle he threw 68.75 m with a new PB and NR. On 14 July 2009, he was second in IAAF Golden League
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Berlin, Germany (67.70 m) to be only beaten by Gerd Kanter
Gerd Kanter (born 6 May 1979) is a retired Estonian discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance th ...
(67.88 m).
With an injured finger, Małachowski took a silver medal (69.15 m - NR) at 2009 World Championships in Berlin
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In 2010, he took victory in Golden Gala
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, IAAF Diamond League
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(68.78 m), beating second-placed Gerd Kanter
Gerd Kanter (born 6 May 1979) is a retired Estonian discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance th ...
(67.69 m), and another win in British Grand Prix
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(69.83 m - NR).
On 13 August 2016, Małachowski won his second Olympic silver (67.55 m), being surprisingly beaten by German Christoph Harting (68.37 m - PB).
He announced shortly afterwards that he would sell his Olympic silver medal to raise funds for a 3-year-old boy with a rare form of cancer. The medal was sold at an auction a few days later.
Achievements
For his sport achievements, he received:Golden Cross of Merit in 2008.
Golden Medal for Merit for Country Defence in 2009.
Knight's Cross of the
Order of Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on foreigners for outstanding achievement ...
(5th Class) in 2009.
See also
*Polish records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Poland maintained by its national athletics federation: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (PZLA).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
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References
External links
* *Piotr Małachowski
at the ''Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki'' * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malachowski, Piotr 1983 births Living people Polish male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland People from Żuromin County World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes from Masovian Voivodeship World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Śląsk Wrocław athletes Skra Warszawa athletes Diamond League winners Polish Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Polish sportsmen