Konrad Bukowiecki

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Konrad Bukowiecki
Bukowiecki in 2017
Personal information
Born (1997-03-17) March 17, 1997 (age 27)
Szczytno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
EducationPolice Academy in Szczytno
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight140 kg (309 lb)
Sport
Country Poland
SportAthletics
EventShot Put
ClubPKS Gwardia Szczytno Playas de Castellón (esp)
Coached byIreneusz Bukowiecki
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Outdoor: 22.25 m (2019)
  • Indoor: 22.00 m (2018)

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.

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

Konrad Bukowiecki was born in Szczytno. His father, Ireneusz Bukowiecki, is a former decathlete.

Career

Bukowiecki 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

International competitions

Representing  Poland
Year Competition Venue Position Event
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

1No mark in the final

National titles

Personal bests

  • Shot put – 22.25 (Chorzów 2019)
    • Shot put indoor – 22.00 (Toruń 2018) NR
  • Shot put (6 kg) – 22.94 (Bojanowo 2016)
  • Shot put (5 kg) – 23.17 (Nanjing 2014)
  • Discus throw – 58.42 (Suwałki 2017)
  • Discus throw (1.75 kg) – 62.20 (Białystok 2016)
  • Discus throw (1.5 kg) – 66.52 (Warsaw 2014) NU18R

References

  1. ^ Konrad Bukowiecki at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016. Konrad Bukowiecki - Rekordowy polski wyrwidąb". Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  4. ^ Maciej Rowiński. "Publiczna reprymenda dla Konrada Bukowieckiego to żadna dyskwalifikacja". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Konrad Bukowiecki bije kolejne rekordy. Bariera 22 metrów pokonana". Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  6. ^ "Bukowiecki improves to 22.25m in Chorzow". Retrieved 2019-09-16.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Men's European Athletics Rising Star of the Year
2015
Succeeded by