Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik (Polish pronunciation: [mawɡɔˈʐata ˈxɔwup kɔˈvalik]; born 30 October 1992) is a Polish sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[4] She won two medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, gold with Polish mixed 4 × 400 metres relay team and silver as a member of women's 4 × 400 metres relay team.[5][6]
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Hołub-Kowalik represented her country at two outdoor and two indoor World Championships winning a silver medal in the relay at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Her personal bests in the event are 51.18 seconds outdoors (Lublin 2018) and 52.57 seconds indoors (Toruń 2018).
Competition record edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Poland
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| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:42.70 |
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.35 |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 4th | 400 m | 52.28 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.74 | |||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 8th (h)[7] | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.75 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 14th (h) | 400 m | 53.07 |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.89 | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.37 | |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th | 400 m | 51.84 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.73 | |||
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 11th (h) | 400 m | 53.31 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.90 | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.30 | |
| Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m | 51.93 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.98 | |||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 25th (h) | 400 m | 51.74 | |
| 15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.83 | |||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 6th (sf) | 400 m | 52.73 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.15 | |||
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5th | 400 m | 51.89 | |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.60 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19th (sf) | 400 m | 51.93 | |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.28 | |||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | 400 m | 54.29 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.94 | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.28 | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 28th (h) | 400 m | 52.26 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.41 | |||
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | 400 m | 51.76 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.75 | |||
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.09 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 51.74 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.59 | |||
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.77 |
| World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.49 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:21.89 | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.94 |
| World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.81 | |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.53 NR | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m mixed | 3:10.44 ER OR[n 1] | |||
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.34 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.05 | |
- ^ Time from the heats; Hołub-Kowalik was replaced in the final.
References edit
- ^ Polish 2016 Olympic team at the Polish Olympic Committee website
- ^ 2017 Universiade profile
- ^ PZLA profile
- ^ "Małgorzata Hołub". IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ Tennery, Amy (31 July 2021). "Athletics-Poland win first 4x400m mixed relay gold". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Phillips, Mitch (7 August 2021). "Athletics-Eleven medals for Felix as stellar U.S. team take 4x400m glory". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ After disqualification of Russia
External links edit
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at World Athletics
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at European Athletics
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at Diamond League
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at the Polish Athletic Association (in Polish)
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at Olympics.com
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at Olympedia
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at the Polish Olympic Committee (archived) (in Polish)
