Wojciech Nowicki
![]() Nowicki in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Białystok, Poland | 22 February 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 128 kg (282 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Podlasie Białystok (2008–)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Malwina Sobierajska-Wojtulewicz (2016–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wojciech Nowicki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx nɔˈvit͡skʲi]; 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.[2] 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 81.72 m to 82.52 m which secured him the gold medal, while Eivind Henriksen took silver and his fellow countryman Paweł Fajdek placed third.[3]
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 5th | Hammer throw | 72.20 m |
2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 5th | Hammer throw | 75.32 m |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 3rd | Hammer throw | 78.55 m |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | Hammer throw | 77.53 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | Hammer throw | 77.73 m | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | Hammer throw | 78.03 m |
2018 | Athletics World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 1st | Hammer throw | 77.94 m |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | Hammer throw | 80.12 m | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | Hammer throw | 77.69 m |
Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 1st | Hammer throw | 77.38 m | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Hammer throw | 82.52 m PB |
Personal life[]
Nowicki and his wife Anna have two daughters – Amelia and Izabela. He studied mechanical engineering at the Bialystok University of Technology.[4]
References[]
- ^ PZLA profile
- ^ "Wojciech Nowicki". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Athletics - Final Results - Men's hammer throw (Tokyo, 2020)". IOC. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "NOWICKI Wojciech - Biographical Information". IOC. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
External links[]
- Wojciech Nowicki at World Athletics
- Wojciech Nowicki at European Athletic Association (archived)
- Wojciech Nowicki at Diamond League
- Wojciech Nowicki at Olympics.com
- Wojciech Nowicki at Olympic.org (archived)
- Wojciech Nowicki at the Polish Olympic Committee (in Polish)
- Wojciech Nowicki at Olympedia
- Wojciech Nowicki at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Polish male hammer throwers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Poland
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from Białystok
- Olympic bronze medalists for Poland
- Olympic gold medalists for Poland
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic male hammer throwers
- Podlasie Białystok athletes
- European Athletics Championships winners
- Polish Athletics Championships winners
- Competitors at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- Bialystok University of Technology alumni