Polish Athletics Championships

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Polish Athletics Championships
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Founded1920
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The Polish Athletics Championships (Polish: Mistrzostwa Polski seniorów w lekkoatletyce) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Polish Athletic Association (PZLA), which serves as the Polish national championship for the sport. It is typically held as a three-day event in the Polish summer, ranging from late June to early August. The venue of the championships changes annually.

Following the establishment of the PZLA in 1919, the national championships was first held in 1920 as a men-only event. The first two championships were held in Lviv (now in Ukraine) as this city was the headquarters of the national sports body and home to the only modern athletics stadium in the country.[1] Women's events were included shortly after in 1922.[2] The women's championships were contested separately from the men's from 1925 to 1949 (1945–46 excepted). The championships has been contested every year since its inception, bar a brief period from 1940 to 1944 when World War II led to abandonment of the competition.

Events[]

The current track and field programme features a total of 40 individual Polish Championship athletics events, divided evenly between the sexes.

Track running
Obstacle events
Jumping events
  • Pole vault, high jump, long jump, triple jump
Throwing events
  • Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw
Combined events
  • Decathlon (men only), heptathlon (women only)

The competition has featured more unusual events, such as the for men in 1951 and both men and women in 1952. Men competed in the standing long jump at the 1920 and 1921 editions. This event had a longer history in the women's programme, lasting from 1927 to 1947. A men's 200 metres hurdles was first contested in1 1953 but stopped after 1963. Women contested that event in 1970 and 1971. A few events were unique to women, including the 60 metres (held from 1922 to 1950), a 250 m (1924 to 1926), a 1000 m in 1926 and 1927, and a 500 m from 1949 to 1951.[3]

The women's programme expanded inline with international acceptance of women's athletics. The women's 1500 metres was added in 1969 and the 400 m hurdles followed the year after. The women's 3000 metres was introduced in 1973 and contested up to 1994. The women's equivalents of the men's standard 5000 m and 10,000 m were added in 1984. The 80 metres hurdles was combined with the 100 metres hurdles at the 1968 championships, before the longer distance replaced it the following year. Later additions to the women's programme were triple jump (1991), pole vault and hammer throw (1995) and the steeplechase (1999).[2]

Championship events are held at different locations for combined track and field events, road running and walks, and cross country running.

Editions[]

was a medallist at the first championships
Janusz Sidło won multiple Polish javelin titles
Irena Szewińska has won the most medals at the Polish Championships
Bydgoszcz stadium (shown after modernization in 2008) is a regular venue for the Polish championships
Bielsku-Białej Stadion played host in 2003, 2010 and 2012
In 1991 and 1993, the Polish championship was held at the stadium in Kielce
The stadium in Grudziądz hosted the Polish championship in 1986 and 1988
The stadium in Zabrze twice hosted the championships
Poster promoting the 2010 championships in Bielsko-Biała
Edition Location Dates Venue
Lviv 16–18 July
Lviv 13–15 August
Warsaw 30 September–1 October Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Warsaw 25–26 August Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Warsaw 6–8 September Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Kraków
Warsaw
14–16 August (men)
17–18 July (women)
Stadion Wisły Kraków
Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Warsaw 13–15 August (men)
7–8 August (women)
Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Warsaw
Poznań
10–12 July (men)
16–17 July (women)
Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Stadion Warty Poznań
Warsaw
Kraków
31 August–2 September (men)
1–2 September (women)
Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Stadion Wisły Kraków
Poznań
Warsaw
5–7 July (men)
12–14 July (women)
Stadion Miejski
Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Warsaw
Bydgoszcz
12–13 July (men)
26–27 July (women)
Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Królewska Huta
Warsaw
11–12 July (men)
18–19 July (women)
Stadion Miejski
Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Warsaw
Łódź
25–26 June (men)
18–19 June (women)
Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Stadion ŁKS-u
Bydgoszcz
Królewska Huta
1–2 July (men)
15–16 July (women)
Stadion Miejski[4]
Stadion Miejski
Poznań
Warsaw
5–7 July (men)
7–8 July (women)
Stadion Miejski
Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Białystok
Kraków
6–7 July (men)
13–14 July (women)

Stadion Wisły Kraków
Wilno
Łódź
26–27 September (men)
4–5 July (women)
Stadion na Pióromoncie
Stadion KS WIMA
Chorzów
Bydgoszcz
3–4 July (men)
10–11 July (women)
Stadion Miejski
Stadion Miejski
Warsaw
Grudziądz
23–24 July (men)
30–31 July (women)
Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Stadion Centralny im. Bronisława Malinowskiego
Poznań
Chorzów
8–9 July (men)
15–16 July (women)
Stadion Miejski
Stadion Miejski
Not held 1940–1944 due to World War II
Łódź 29–30 September Stadion ŁKS-u
Kraków 7–8 September Stadion Wisły Kraków
Warsaw
Katowice
12–13 July (men)
5–6 July (women)
Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Poznań
Bydgoszcz
10–11 July (men)
10–11 July (women)
Stadion WOS
Stadion Miejski
Gdańsk – Wrzeszcz
Łódź
23–24 July (men)
30–31 July (women)
Stadion Lechii
Stadion ŁKS-u
Kraków 13–15 August Stadion Wisły Kraków
Warsaw 9–16 September Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Wrocław 14–17 August Stadion
Warsaw 4–6 September Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Warsaw 18–23 July Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Łódź 23–25 October Stadion ŁKS-u
Zabrze 30 September–1 October Stadion Górnika Zabrze
Poznań 14–16 September Stadion im. 22 July
Bydgoszcz 18–20 July Stadion Zawiszy
Gdańsk 21–23 August Stadion Lechii
Olsztyn 5–7 August
Nowa Huta 24–26 August Stadion Suche Stawy
Warsaw 20–22 July Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Bydgoszcz 23–25 August Stadion Zawiszy
Warsaw 16–19 July Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Szczecin 13–15 August Stadion Pogoni Szczecin
Poznań 4–7 August Stadion im. 22 July
Chorzów 17–20 August Stadion Śląski
Zielona Góra 12–15 September
Kraków 14–17 August Stadion Wisły Kraków
Warsaw 6–9 August Stadion Skry
Warsaw 26–28 June Stadion Skry
Warsaw 17–19 August Stadion Skry
Warsaw 10–12 August Stadion Skry
Warsaw 19–21 July Stadion Skry
Bydgoszcz 27–29 June Stadion Zawiszy
Bydgoszcz 25–27 June Stadion Zawiszy
Bydgoszcz 29–31 July Stadion Zawiszy
Warsaw 9–11 July Stadion Skry
Poznań 10–12 August
Łódź 29–31 August Stadion
Zabrze 6–8 August Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla
Lublin 2–4 July Stadion Startu Lublin
Bydgoszcz 25–27 June Stadion Zawiszy
Lublin 22–24 June Stadion Startu Lublin
Bydgoszcz 2–4 August Stadion Zawiszy
Grudziądz 27–29 June Stadion Centralny im. Bronisława Malinowskiego
Poznań 14–16 August
Grudziądz 12–14 August Stadion Centralny im. Bronisława Malinowskiego
Kraków 1–3 September Stadion
Piła 13–15 July
Kielce 12–14 July
Warsaw 19–21 June Stadion Skry
Kielce 23–25 July
Piła 24–26 June
Warsaw 18–20 August Stadion Skry
Piła 21–23 June
Bydgoszcz 20–22 June Stadion Zawiszy
Wrocław 26–28 June Stadion AWF Wrocław
Kraków 2–4 July Stadion
Kraków 6–8 August Stadion
Bydgoszcz 29 June–1 July Stadion Zawiszy
Szczecin 19–21 July
Bielsko-Biała 4–6 July
Bydgoszcz 2–4 July Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
Biała Podlaska 24–26 June Stadion
Bydgoszcz 21–23 July Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
Poznań 30 June–1 July
Szczecin 4–6 July
Bydgoszcz 31 July–2 August Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
Bielsko-Biała 8–10 July
Bydgoszcz 11–13 August Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
Bielsko-Biała 15–17 June
Toruń 19–21 July[5]
Szczecin 29–31 July[6]
Kraków 19–21 July[7][8] Stadion
Bydgoszcz 24–26 June[9] Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
Białystok 21–23 July[10]
2018 Lublin 20–22 July[11]
Radom 23–25 August Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski
2020 Włocławek 28–30 August
2021 Poznań 24–26 June

Championship records[]

Men[]

Event Mark Athlete Club Date Location Championships
100 metres 10.15[12] Piotr Balcerzak 2 July 1999 Kraków
200 metres 20.43[13] Marcin Jędrusiński Olimpia Poznań 21 July 2002 Szczecin
400 metres 45.11 Jakub Krzewina WKS Śląsk Wrocław 30 July 2014 Szczecin
800 metres 1:45.70[14] Michał Rozmys 22 July 2017 Białystok
1500 metres 3:37.4 Henryk Wasilewski 31 July 1977 Bydgoszcz
5000 metres 13:36.5 Górnik Zabrze 31 July 1977 Bydgoszcz
10,000 metres 28:27.2 27 June 1975 Bydgoszcz
5K run 13:59 Henryk Szost WKS Grunwald Poznań 2 June 2012 Warsaw
10K run 28:55[15] Marcin Chabowski 6 August 2011 Gdańsk
Half marathon 1:02:45 29 August 1998 Brzeszcze
Marathon 2:10:34 Antoni Niemczak WKS Śląsk Wrocław 6 kwietnia 1986 Dębno
110 metres hurdles 13.29 Tomasz Ścigaczewski 4 July 1999 Kraków
400 metres hurdles 48.89 Paweł Januszewski Skra Warsaw 5 August 2000 Kraków
3000 metres steeplechase 8:19.2 Bronisław Malinowski Olimpia Grudziądz 20 July 1974 Warsaw
High jump 2.34 Michał Bieniek 26 June 2005 Biała Podlaska
Pole vault 5.85[14] Piotr Lisek 23 July 2017 Białystok
Long jump 8.16[16] Krzysztof Łuczak 20 June 1997 Bydgoszcz
Triple jump 17.19[17] Zdzisław Hoffmann WKS Śląsk Wrocław 27 June 1983 Bydgoszcz
Shot put 21.53[14] Michał Haratyk 23 July 2017 Białystok
Discus throw 67.48 Piotr Małachowski WKS Śląsk Wrocław 8 July 2010 Bielsko-Biała
Hammer throw 81.87[18] Paweł Fajdek 25 June 2016 Bydgoszcz
Javelin throw (new model) 88.09[14] Marcin Krukowski 21 July 2017 Białystok
Javelin throw (old model) 87.54 Dariusz Adamus WKS Śląsk Wrocław 27 June 1983 Bydgoszcz
Decathlon 8208 pts Ryszard Skowronek 21 June 1973 Warsaw
20 km walk 1:19:14 Robert Korzeniowski 20 June 1992 Warsaw
50 km walk 3:43:55[19] Rafał Augustyn 21 marca 2015 Dudince
4 × 100 metres relay 39.16

Marcin Nowak
Dariusz Kuć
5 July 2008 Szczecin
4 × 400 metres relay 3:03.16 Marcin Jędrusiński
Jacek Bocian
Robert Maćkowiak
Piotr Rysiukiewicz
WKS Śląsk Wrocław 4 July 1999 Kraków

Women[]

Event Mark Athlete Club Date Location Championships
100 metres 10.93 Ewa Kasprzyk Olimpia Poznań 27 June 1986 Grudziądz
200 metres 22.43 Irena Szewińska Polonia Warsaw 20 July 1974 Warsaw
400 metres 51.29 Anna Guzowska 25 June 2005 Biała Podlaska
800 metres 1:59.89 Jolanta Januchta Gwardia Warsaw 1 September 1980 Łódź
1500 metres 4:06.96 Renata Pliś 17 June 2012 Bielsko-Biała
3000 metres 8:58.26 12 August 1979 Poznań
5000 metres 15:34.87 Wioletta Janowska 2 July 2004 Bydgoszcz
10,000 metres 31:52.11 Dorota Gruca 8 May 2004 Police
5K run 15:52 2 June 2012 Warsaw 2012
10K run 33:34[20] Iwona Lewandowska LKS Vectra-DGS Włocławek 27 May 2012 Bielsko-Biała
100 metres hurdles 12.64[21] Grażyna Rabsztyn Gwardia Warsaw 11 August 1979 Poznań
400 metres hurdles 54.53 Anna Jesień AZS AWF Warsaw 25 June 2005 Biała Podlaska
3000 metres steeplechase 9:35.44 Wioletta Janowska 23 July 2006 Bydgoszcz
20 km walk 1:30:56 Agnieszka Dygacz 17 September 2011 Warsaw
High jump 1.98 Kamila Lićwinko 20 July 2015 Kraków
Pole vault 4.80 Anna Rogowska 1 August 2009 Bydgoszcz
Long jump 6.96 Anna Włodarczyk AZS Warsaw 22 June 1984 Lublin
Triple jump 14.27 Małgorzata Trybańska 10 July 2010 Bielsko-Biała
Shot put 19.58 Ludwika Chewińska Gwardia Warsaw 26 June 1976 Bydgoszcz
Discus throw 63.78 Renata Katewicz WLKS Siedlce 26 June 1994 Piła
Hammer throw 80.79[14] Anita Włodarczyk 23 July 2017 Białystok
Javelin throw (new model) 61.05 Barbara Madejczyk 25 June 2006 Bydgoszcz
Javelin throw (old model) 62.76 Bernadetta Blechacz 11 August 1979 Poznań
Heptathlon 6494 pts Kamila Chudzik AZS-AWFiS Gdańsk 7 June 2008 Zielona Góra
4 × 100 metres relay 44.59
Małgorzata Dunecka
Jolanta Janota
Ewa Pisiewicz
Start Lublin 14 August 1988 Grudziądz
4 × 400 metres relay 3:31.33

Emilia Ankiewicz
Joanna Jóźwik
AZS AWF Warsaw 23 July 2017 Białystok

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Park Sobieskiego is now known as Agrykola Stadium in Ujazdów district.

References[]

  1. ^ Jurek, Tomasz& Krzewiński, Ignacy & Woltmann, Bernard. Lekkoatletyka w Polsce 1919 - 1994 (1994). Polskie Towarzystwo Naukowe Kultury Fizycznej ISBN 83-900895-5-6.
  2. ^ a b Polish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  3. ^ Henryk Kurzyński, Stefan Pietkiewicz, Janusz Rozum, Tadeusz Wołejko: Historia finałów lekkoatletycznych mistrzostw Polski 1920-2007. Konkurencje męskie. Szczecin – Warszawa: Komisja Statystyczna PZLA, 2008, s. 113. ISBN 978-83-61233-20-6.
  4. ^ "Bydgoszcz (Stadion Miejski) 1933m, 1937k, 1948k" (in Polish). nastadiony.pl. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  5. ^ "89. Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorów" (in Polish). pzla.pl. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  6. ^ "90. Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorów" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Kalendarz Mistrzostw Polski 2015 (projekt)" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  8. ^ Maciej Jałoszyński. "Kraków gospodarzem Mistrzostw Polski Seniorów 2015" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  9. ^ Maciej Jałoszyński. "Bydgoszcz, Toruń, Suwałki i Gliwice ugoszczą MP 2016" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  10. ^ Maciej Jałoszyński (11 October 2016). "Białystok gospodarzem 93. Mistrzostw Polski" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  11. ^ "94.PZLA Mistrzostwa Polski.Lublin, 20–22 lipca 2018" (PDF) (in Polish). pzla.pl. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  12. ^ Faster wind assisted times have been recorded: Marcin Jędrusiński won the 2003 100 metres title in 10.07 seconds and Marek Zalewski ran 10.12 in 1993, but both had wind over the legal limit of 2 m/s.
  13. ^ Marcin Jędrusiński ran a wind-assisted 200 metres in 20.38 seconds
  14. ^ a b c d e "Komunikat końcowy zawodów, Białystok, 21-23 July 2017, 93. PZLA Mistrzostwa Polski" (PDF) (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Chabowski mistrzem Polski na 10 kilometrów" (in Polish). sport.trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  16. ^ Wind assisted long jump marks include Marcin Starzak in 2008 (8.20 m, +3.3 m/s), as well as 8.17 m by Andrzej Klimaszewski in 1985 and 8.16 m by Stanisław Jaskułka in 1986.
  17. ^ In 1984, Zdzisław Hoffmann had a wind-assisted mark of 17.28 m
  18. ^ "Komunikat końcowy zawodów, Bydgoszcz, 24–26 June 2016; 92. Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorów" (PDF) (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  19. ^ "Rafał Augustyn mistrzem Polski na 50 km" (in Polish). pzla.pl. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  20. ^ "Lewandowska pierwszą mistrzynią Polski" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  21. ^ This record was matched by Lucyna Langer-Kałek at the 1982 Polish Championships.
Records
  • Henryk Kurzyński, Stefan Pietkiewicz, Janusz Rozum, Tadeusz Wołejko: Historia finałów lekkoatletycznych mistrzostw Polski 1920–2007. Konkurencje męskie. Szczecin - Warszawa: Komisja Statystyczna PZLA, 2008. ISBN 978-83-61233-20-6.

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