Paweł Fajdek

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Paweł Fajdek
Pedros Cup 2015 Łódź, Paweł Fajdek 01.jpg
Paweł Fajdek in 2015
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1989-06-04) 4 June 1989 (age 32)
Świebodzice, Poland
EducationAcademy of Sport Education in Warsaw
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight128 kg (282 lb)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
ClubAgros Zamość
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 4 0 0
European Championships 1 2 0
Continental Cup 0 0 0
European Team Championships 2 2 0
Summer Universiade 4 0 0
Total 11 4 1
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Hammer throw
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha Hammer throw
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place 2014 Zürich Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin Hammer throw
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Gateshead Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cheboksary Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chorzów Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place 2011 Stockholm Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place 2014 Braunschweig Hammer throw
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ostrava Hammer throw
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Hammer throw
Jeux de la Francophonie
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nice Hammer throw

Paweł Fajdek (born 4 June 1989) is a Polish hammer thrower with a personal best throw of 83.93 metres (9 August 2015, Janusz Kusociński Memorial in Szczecin). He is a four-time World Champion in the event.

A clip of Fajdek's 80.05-metre record at the 2015 Summer Universiade, Guangzhou

Career[]

Fajdek represented Poland at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, finishing just off the podium in 4th despite throwing a new Polish junior record of 75.31 metres with the 6 kg under-20 implement.[1] In 2009, his first year as a senior, Fajdek placed 8th at the European U23 Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania with a throw of 68.70 metres.[2] Fajdek placed 3rd at the Polish Championships that year with a mark of 70.86, behind former Olympic and World Champion Szymon Ziółkowski and a returning Wojciech Kondratowicz.[3] In 2010 he grabbed another national bronze, this time with a throw of 73.85 metres; later that year, he improved his personal best to 76.07, good enough for 35th in the world.[4][5]

Fajdek continued to improve in 2011, finishing second at the European Team Championships in Stockholm with a new personal best of 76.98 metres.[6] He improved further to 78.13 at Madrid, beating among others the reigning Olympic Champion, Primož Kozmus of Slovenia.[7] He was an overwhelming winner at the European U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, beating second placer Javier Cienfuegos by five and a half metres to record yet another personal best of 78.54.[8] He also dominated his speciality at the World University Games in Shenzhen, winning the gold with 78.14, more than four metres ahead of silver medallist Marcel Lomnický;[9] a week later at the World Championships in Daegu, however, he only managed 75.20 and finished eleventh.[10]

Fajdek first broke 80 metres at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting in May 2012, finishing second to Hungary's World silver medallist Krisztián Pars.[11][12] In his next competition at Montreuil he threw yet another personal best of 81.39, this time beating Pars.[13]

Fajdek is currently coached by , who has also coached Ziółkowski and Anita Włodarczyk.[8][14]

Competition record[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th Hammer throw (6 kg) 75.31 m
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 8th Hammer throw 68.70 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st Hammer throw 78.54 m
Universiade Shenzhen, China 1st Hammer throw 78.14 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 11th Hammer throw 75.20 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom – Hammer throw NM
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 1st Hammer throw 79.99 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 1st Hammer throw 81.97 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 1st Hammer throw 78.28 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 2nd Hammer throw 82.05 m
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 1st Hammer throw 80.05 m
World Championships Beijing, China 1st Hammer throw 80.88 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st Hammer throw 80.93 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17th (q) Hammer throw 72.00 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 1st Hammer throw 79.86 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 1st Hammer throw 79.16 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd Hammer throw 78.69 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Hammer throw 80.50 m
2021 European Athletics Team Championships Chorzów, Poland 1st Hammer throw 82.98 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 3rd Hammer throw 81.53 m

References[]

  1. ^ "Hammer Throw (6kg) – M Final". IAAF. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. ^ "European Athletics Result Service". European Athletic Association/Tilastopaja. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Trzeci dzień Mistrzostw Polski w Bydgoszczy" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  4. ^ "86. Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorów BIELSKO-BIAŁA, 8–10 lipca 2010" (in Polish). Magazyn Lekkoatletyczny. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "2010 Toplists ht m". IAAF. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  6. ^ "European Athletics Result Service". EAA/Tilastopaja. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  7. ^ "2011 Results" (PDF). Meeting Madrid 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  8. ^ a b "MME W OSTRAWIE: PETARDA FAJDEK!" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  9. ^ "RESULTS" (PDF). 17 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Hammer Throw – M Final". IAAF. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Polak drugi na świecie w rzucie młotem" (in Polish). rp.pl. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  12. ^ "OSTRAVA GOLDEN SPIKE : Results". Zlatá Tretra Meeting. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  13. ^ "Paweł Fajdek z rekordem! Rewelacyjny wynik Polaka w rzucie młotem!" (in Polish). sport.pl. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  14. ^ "Czesław Cybulski Anita Włodarczyk" (in Polish). MistrzowieSportu.pl. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2011.

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