Kamila Skolimowska Memorial

The Kamila Skolimowska Memorial (or Kamila Skolimowska Throwing Festival) is an annual track and field meeting held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland in July, organized by the Kamila Skolimowska Foundation.

Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
The host stadium in Chorzów
DateJuly
LocationChorzów, Poland Poland
Event typeTrack and field
Established2009
Official siteKamila Skolimowska Foundation

The inaugural edition took place at the RKS Skra Stadium in Warsaw in 2009, the next editions were held at Warsaw's Orzeł Stadium until it moved to National Stadium in 2014. From 2018 onwards the meeting moved to Chorzów.[1] In 2020 the meeting was part of the inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour. Since 2022, the event has been part of the Diamond League series.

Meet records

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 9.87 Ronnie Baker   United States 22 August 2018
200 m 20.15 Rasheed Dwyer   Jamaica 25 August 2013
400 m 44.08 Wayde van Niekerk   South Africa 16 July 2023 [2]
800 m 1:44.63 Wycliffe Kinyamal   Kenya 5 September 2021 [3]
1000 m 2:21.01 Marcin Lewandowski   Poland 14 September 2019
1500 m 3:27.14 Jakob Ingebrigtsen   Norway 16 July 2023 [2]
3000 m 7:36.47 Tadese Worku   Ethiopia 5 September 2021 [4]
110 m hurdles 13.03 Orlando Ortega   Cuba 23 August 2014
400 m hurdles 47.80 Alison dos Santos   Brazil 6 August 2022 [5]
3000 m steeplechase 8:03.16 Soufiane El Bakkali   Morocco 16 July 2023 [2]
High jump 2.36 m Mutaz Essa Barshim   Qatar 16 July 2023 [2]
Pole vault 6.10 m Armand Duplantis   Sweden 6 August 2022 [6]
Long jump 8.13 m (+0.6 m/s) Miltiadis Tentoglou   Greece 6 August 2022 [7]
Triple jump 17.53 m (0.0 m/s) Andy Díaz   Cuba 6 August 2022 [8]
Shot put 22.70 m Ryan Crouser   United States 6 September 2020 [9]
Discus throw 67.40 m Robert Harting   Germany 23 August 2014
Hammer throw 82.47 m Paweł Fajdek   Poland 28 August 2016
Javelin throw 97.76 m Johannes Vetter   Germany 6 September 2020 [10]

Women

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 10.66 (+0.5 m/s) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce   Jamaica 6 August 2022 [11]
200 m 21.84 (+0.2 m/s) Shericka Jackson   Jamaica 6 August 2022 [12]
400 m 49.48 Natalia Kaczmarek   Poland 16 July 2023 [2]
800 m 1:56.85 Mary Moraa   Kenya 16 July 2023 [2]
1000 m 2:35.47 Jemma Reekie   Great Britain 5 September 2021 [13]
1500 m 3:54.87 Hirut Meshesha   Ethiopia 16 July 2023 [2]
3000 m 8:26.61 Freweyni Hailu   Ethiopia 16 July 2023 [2]
100 m hurdles 12.34 (+0.8 m/s) Jasmine Camacho-Quinn   Puerto Rico 6 August 2022 [14]
12.34 (+0.9 m/s) Tobi Amusan   Nigeria 16 July 2023 [2]
400 m hurdles 54.18 Viktoriya Tkachuk   Ukraine 5 September 2021 [15]
Long jump 6.44 m (-1.1 m/s) Teresa Dobija   Poland 25 August 2013
Triple jump 15.18 m (+0.3 m/s) Yulimar Rojas   Venezuela 16 July 2023 [2]
High jump 1.98 m Iryna Gerashchenko   Ukraine 16 July 2023 [2]
Yuliya Levchenko   Ukraine
Nicola Olyslagers   Australia
Shot put 20.38 m Chase Ealey   United States 6 August 2022 [16]
Discus throw 57.19 m Joanna Wiśniewska   Poland 23 August 2014
Hammer throw 82.98 m Anita Włodarczyk   Poland 28 August 2016
Javelin throw 67.04 m Haruka Kitaguchi   Japan 16 July 2023 [2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "KAMILA SKOLIMOWSKA MEMORIAL – HISTORY". fundacjakamili.pl. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Ingebrigtsen, Rojas and Barshim break meeting records in Silesia". World Athletics. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ Cathal Dennehy (5 September 2021). "Fraser-Pryce breaks Polish all-comers' record in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ Cathal Dennehy (5 September 2021). "Fraser-Pryce breaks Polish all-comers' record in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  5. ^ Chris Broadbent (6 August 2022). "Fraser-Pryce flies to world-leading 10.66 in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. ^ Chris Broadbent (6 August 2022). "Fraser-Pryce flies to world-leading 10.66 in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  7. ^ Chris Broadbent (6 August 2022). "Fraser-Pryce flies to world-leading 10.66 in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. ^ Chris Broadbent (6 August 2022). "Fraser-Pryce flies to world-leading 10.66 in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  9. ^ Bob Ramsak (6 September 2020). "Vetter threatens javelin world record with 97.76m throw in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. ^ Bob Ramsak (6 September 2020). "Vetter threatens javelin world record with 97.76m throw in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  11. ^ Chris Broadbent (6 August 2022). "Fraser-Pryce flies to world-leading 10.66 in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  12. ^ Chris Broadbent (6 August 2022). "Fraser-Pryce flies to world-leading 10.66 in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  13. ^ Cathal Dennehy (5 September 2021). "Fraser-Pryce breaks Polish all-comers' record in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  14. ^ Chris Broadbent (6 August 2022). "Fraser-Pryce flies to world-leading 10.66 in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  15. ^ Cathal Dennehy (5 September 2021). "Fraser-Pryce breaks Polish all-comers' record in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  16. ^ Chris Broadbent (6 August 2022). "Fraser-Pryce flies to world-leading 10.66 in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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