Konrad Bukowiecki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkɔnrad bukɔˈvjɛt͡skʲi]; born 17 March 1997[1]) is a Polish athlete competing primarily in the shot put. He won the silver medal at the 2018 European Championships, gold medals at the 2017 and 2019 European Under-23 Championships, and gold at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.
![]() Bukowiecki in 2017 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Szczytno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland | March 17, 1997
Education | Police Academy in Szczytno |
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 140 kg (309 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot Put |
Club | PKS Gwardia Szczytno Playas de Castellón (esp) |
Coached by | Ireneusz Bukowiecki |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal bests |
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Medal record |
In 2014 at age 17, Bukowiecki was the World junior champion and, the following year, European junior champion; he was voted European Athletics Male Rising Star of the Year that season. He is the Polish indoor record holder and a four-time national champion.
Personal life
editKonrad Bukowiecki was born in Szczytno. His father, Ireneusz Bukowiecki, is a former decathlete.
Career
editBukowiecki is coached by his father. He won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships and at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[2] In addition, he currently holds the junior indoor world record with the 6 kg implement, as well as world youth indoor bests with the 6 kg and 5 kg implements.
In his debut at the senior level competition, he finished sixth at the 2015 European Indoor Championships with the European absolute best with the 7.26 kg shot. Later that season he added the European Junior title to his accolades and competed at the 2015 World Championships where he, however, failed to record a valid mark.
During the 2016 indoor season Bukowiecki further bettered his European junior best with the senior implement to 20.61 metres. He later finished fourth at the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Portland.[3] He initially won at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but was disqualified for an anti-doping offense. It was later proved he took the substance (higenamine) unknowingly in the form of a diet supplement with a "doping free" inscription on the label and the IAAF only punished him with a "public reprimand".[4]
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Bukowiecki fouled out in the first three rounds of the final, failing to move into the final three rounds.
In 2019, he set his personal best result by beating the 22 meters barrier and achieving 22.25 m during the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów.[5][6]
Achievements
editInternational competitions
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | |
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2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 5th | Shot put (5 kg) | 20.10 m |
European Youth Olympic Festival | Utrecht, Netherlands | 1st | Shot put (5 kg) | 21.41 m | |
2nd | Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 58.35 m | |||
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 1st | Shot put (6 kg) | 22.06 m |
25th (q) | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 52.92 m | |||
Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | 1st | Shot put (5 kg) | 23.17 m | |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 6th | Shot put | 20.46 m |
European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 1st | Shot put (6 kg) | 22.62 m | |
13th (q) | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 54.43 m | |||
World Championships | Beijing, China | — | Shot put | NM | |
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, OR, United States | 4th | Shot put | 20.53 m |
European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 4th | Shot put | 20.58 m | |
World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | DQ | Shot put (6 kg) | DQ (Doping) | |
DQ | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | DQ | |||
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th (q) | Shot put | 20.71 m1 | |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Shot put | 21.97 m WL PB |
European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | Shot put | 21.59 m CR | |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 8th | Shot put | 20.89 m | |
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 2nd | Shot put | 20.16 m | |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 8th | Shot put | 20.99 m |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | Shot put | 21.66 m | |
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 11th (q) | Shot put | 20.18 m |
Universiade | Napoli, Italy | 1st | Shot put | 21.54 m | |
European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 1st | Shot put | 21.51 m | |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 6th | Shot put | 21.46 m | |
Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 2nd | Shot put | 21.84 m | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 23rd (q) | Shot put | 20.01 m |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 10th | Shot put | 20.79 m |
World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 13th (q) | Shot put | 20.24 m | |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 6th | Shot put | 20.74 m | |
2023 | World University Games | Chengdu, China | 1st | Shot put | 20.23 m |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 28th (q) | Shot put | 19.21 m | |
2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 17th (q) | Shot put | 19.20 m |
1No mark in the final
National titles
edit- Polish Athletics Championships: 2016, 2019
- Polish Indoor Athletics Championships: 2017, 2022
Personal bests
editReferences
edit- ^ Konrad Bukowiecki at World Athletics
- ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Rio 2016. Konrad Bukowiecki - Rekordowy polski wyrwidąb". Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ Maciej Rowiński. "Publiczna reprymenda dla Konrada Bukowieckiego to żadna dyskwalifikacja". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Konrad Bukowiecki bije kolejne rekordy. Bariera 22 metrów pokonana". Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ "Bukowiecki improves to 22.25m in Chorzow". Retrieved 2019-09-16.
External links
edit- Konrad Bukowiecki at World Athletics
- Konrad Bukowiecki at European Athletics
- Konrad Bukowiecki at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)
- Konrad Bukowiecki at Olympedia
- Konrad Bukowiecki at Olympics.com
- Konrad Bukowiecki at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)