Adrianna Daria Topolnicka (née Czapla; born 4 July 1999) is a Polish middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. Though her career has been marked by injuries,[4] she achieved her personal best of 1:59.86 at the 2022 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial and was a bronze medalist at the 2022 Polish Athletics Championships.
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| Native name | Polish: Adrianny Czapli[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Adrianna Czapla (1999-2022)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Adrianna Daria Czapla[3] Adrianna Daria Topolnicka | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Poland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1999 (24 years, 303 days old)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Silesia, Poland[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres 600 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | AZS AWF Katowice[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:59.86 (2022) 600m: 1:26.84 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography edit
Topolnicks is from Silesia, and she trains with the AZS AWF Katowice athletics club in Katowice.[4]
Topolnicka's first international competition was at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival, where she won the bronze medal in the 800 m behind winner Malin Edland.[3]
The following year at the World U20 Championships, Topolnicka qualified for the semifinals with a 2:08 clocking, third in her heat in a good position to make the finals. However, she finished last among the semifinalists running 2:11.44 and failed to make the finals. It was noted by the Polish Athletic Association that Topolnicka was younger than most of her competitors, and that she had just recently competed at the 2016 European Athletics Youth Championships where she finished 5th.[5]
Topolnicka returned to continental competition at the 2021 European U23 Championships. She qualified for the finals on time by finishing 3rd in her heat with a 2:04.30 mark.[6] At the finals, Topolnicka started the race but did not finish due to injury, placing 8th by default.
At the 2022 European Championships, Topolnicka advanced past the first round but again had a poor showing in the semifinals, running 2:04.15 and failing to qualify for the finals.[1]
Statistics edit
Best performances edit
| Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date | Ref |
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| 800 metres | 1:59.86 | 7th | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Chorzów, Poland | 6 August 2022 | [2] |
| 600 metres | 1:26.84 |  |
Internationales Thallos Läufermeeting | Pliezhausen, Germany | 14 May 2023 | [2] |
References edit
- ^ a b "Polka w finale ME: "W biegu o medal celem będzie życiówka!"". Przegląd Sportowy Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Adrianna Topolnicka at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ a b "Malin Edland vant 800 meteren i Ungdoms-OL". www.kondis.no (in Norwegian). 4 August 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Zaskakujący bieg Polki. Jej kariera naznaczona jest kontuzjami". Przegląd Sportowy Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "MŚ U20: złota Klaudia Maruszewska w oszczepie!". www.pzla.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "ME U23 w Tallinnie: Sułek na kursie po złoty medal w siedmioboju". www.pzla.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.