Kamila Lićwinko
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Birth name | Kamila Stepaniuk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bielsk Podlaski, Poland | 22 March 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | College of Physical Education and Tourism in Białystok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Podlasie Białystok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Janusz Kuczyński (–2011) Michał Lićwinko (2011–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kamila Lićwinko (née Stepaniuk; born 22 March 1986) is a Polish track and field athlete specializing in the high jump.
International[]
Her personal bests in the event are 1.99 metres outdoors (2013, 2015, 2016) and 2.02 metres indoors (2015). Both are current Polish national records. She won the gold medal at the 2014 World Indoor Championship ex aequo with Mariya Kuchina.[1]
In 2015, the Pole finished 4th at the World Championships with a 1.99 m's jump, equalling her own-shared national record. Mariya Kuchina of Russia took the gold (2.01 m), Croatia's Blanka Vlasic the silver (2.01 m) and Kuchina's compatriot Anna Chicherova the bronze (2.01 m).
In March 2016, she could not retain her world indoor title, taking the bronze medal on countback in Portland behind Vashti Cunningham (gold) and Ruth Beitia (silver). On June 18, Kamila Lićwinko jumped a new World Lead of 1.99 m (=NR) in Szczecin, before failing three time at 2.01 m.
As the captain of the Polish team, she received the gold medal at 2021 European Athletics Team Championships.
Competition record[]
Personal life[]
In 2013 she married Michał Lićwinko, who is also her coach. On February 12, 2015, she was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit by President Bronisław Komorowski. In February 2018 she announced her career suspension because of pregnancy.[2]
State awards[]
- 2015 Gold Cross of Merit
References[]
- ^ Kacper Suchecki, Tadeusz Kądziela (8 March 2014). "Kamila Lićwinko mistrzynią świata! "Poprosiłam sędziego o uznanie ex-aequo"". sport.pl. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Kamila Lićwinko zawiesza karierę z powodu ciąży". interia.pl. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
External links[]
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Bielsk Podlaski
- Sportspeople from Podlaskie Voivodeship
- Polish female high jumpers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Poland
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Podlasie Białystok athletes
- Universiade gold medalists for Poland
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Competitors at the 2009 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics