Paweł Wojciechowski (pole vaulter)

Paweł Wojciechowski
Wojciechowski at the Pedro's Cup Łódź 2016
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 35)
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb) (2012)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
ClubZawisza Bydgoszcz
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Daegu Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Beijing Pole vault
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Zürich Pole vault
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Belgrade Pole vault
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rio de Janeiro Pole vault
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Mungyeong Pole vault
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ostrava pole vault
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Bydgoszcz Pole vault

Paweł Wojciechowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpavɛw vɔjt͡ɕɛˈxɔfskʲi]; born 6 June 1989) is a Polish pole vaulter. He won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.

Career

Wojciechowski's first major success was the silver medal at the IAAF 12th World Junior Championships in Athletics held in July 2008 in Bydgoszcz, with the result 5.40 m (17 ft 8+1⁄2 in), being until then his personal best.[1] He is an athlete of the Zawisza Bydgoszcz club. His coach is Roman Dakiniewicz.

In March 2009 it was announced, that Wojciechowski would be admitted to take practices in May 2009 with Vitaly Petrov, the pole vault coach of Sergey Bubka and Yelena Isinbayeva.[2] He improved his best mark to 5.86 m at the Flanders Indoor Meeting in February 2011 to break Mirosław Chmara's Polish indoor record, which had stood for 22 years.[3]

Wojciechowski was the surprise winner at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, but he fared less well at the 2012 Summer Olympics, failing to record a mark in qualifying. He missed the 2013 season due to injury and did not defend his world title as a result. In 2014 he returned to form at the Orléans leg of the Perche Elite Tour, winning with a clearance of 5.76 m (18 ft 10+3⁄4 in) (his best since 2011).[4] In 2015, he cleared 5.85 m to win bronze at the World Championships.

In 2017, he improved his personal best to 5.93 m.[5]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 16th (q) 4.75 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 5.40 m (PB)
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 4th 5.71 m
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 5.70 m (PB)
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 1st 5.90 m
Military World Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 5.81 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom Qual. NM
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 12th 5.40 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 2nd 5.70 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 3rd 5.80 m
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 3rd 5.20 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 7th 5.30 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 16th (q) 5.45 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 5.85 m (SB)
World Championships London, United Kingdom 5th 5.75 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 13th 5.60 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 5th 5.80 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 5.90 m (PB)
World Championships Doha, Qatar 13th (q) 5.70 m
Military World Games Wuhan, China 1st 5.60 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 13th (q) 5.35 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 28th (q) 5.30 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 22nd (q) 5.35 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 21st (q) 5.25 m

Personal bests

Outdoor
  • 5.93 m (Lausanne 2017) NR
Indoor
  • 5.90 m (Glasgow 2019)

References

  1. ^ "Bydgoszcz Web Site – Srebro dla bydgoszczanina". Bydgoszcz.eu. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  2. ^ [1] (in Polish)
  3. ^ Records for Wojciechowski and Bolshakova in Gent Archived 18 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (14 February 2011). Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
  4. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (19 January 2014). Wojciechowski returns with victory in Orleans – indoor round-up. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-23.
  5. ^ "Paweł WOJCIECHOWSKI". IAAF.org. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's Pole Vault Best Year Performance
2011 		Succeeded by