Michał Haratyk

Michał Haratyk (born 10 April 1992 in Cieszyn) is a Polish athlete specialising in the shot put.[2]

Michał Haratyk
Michał Haratyk in 2016
Personal information
Born (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992
Cieszyn, Poland
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight136 kg (300 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
ClubKS AZS AWF Kraków
KS Sprinter Bielsko-Biała
Coached byPiotr Galon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
European Championships
2018 BerlinShot put
2016 AmsterdamShot put
European Indoor Championships
2019 GlasgowShot put
European Team Championships
2019 Bydgoszcz Shot put
Representing Europe
Continental Cup
2018 OstravaShot put

Career

He made his international debut at the 2016 World Indoor Championships where he finished distant fourteenth despite having the third-farthest throw that indoor season. Later that year he achieved his biggest success to date by winning the silver medal in Amsterdam at the 2016 European Championships. His Olympic debut, however, was not as successful as he failed to qualify for the final at the Rio Games a month later.

He achieved 21.97 metres outdoors at the 2018 IAAF Diamond League meeting in Eugene.[3] His personal best indoors is 21.47 metres (Toruń, 2018). In 2018, he set the new Polish record in shot put by achieving 22.08 metres at the Golden Spike Ostrava meeting.[4] In 2019, he beat his previous record by achieving 22.32 metres at a sports meeting in Warsaw, which makes it the best result by a European shot putter in 21st century and moves him to fifth on the European outdoor all-time list.[5]

Haratyk's older brother, Łukasz, was also a shot putter.

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Poland
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 14th 19.48 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 21.19 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18th (q) 19.97 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 19th (q) 19.18 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 5th 21.41 m
DécaNation Angers, France 2nd 21.38 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 10th 20.69 m
IAAF Diamond League Eugene, United States 2nd 21.97 m
Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd 22.08 m
Athletics World Cup London, United Kingdom 1st 21.95 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 21.72 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 1st 21.65 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 16th (q) 20.52 m

References
  1. "Obrotny kulomiot" (in Polish). Dziennik Polski. 2014-09-19.
  2. Michał Haratyk at World Athletics
  3. "Michał Haratyk liderem w Europie. "To dla mnie duże zaskoczenie, bo na treningach nie potrafię pchać"". Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  4. "Haratyk sets Polish shot put record of 22.08m in Ostrava". Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  5. "Haratyk smashes Polish shot put record with 22.32m in Warsaw". Retrieved 2019-07-29.


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