Polish Athletics Championships

The Polish Athletics Championships (Polish: Mistrzostwa Polski seniorów w lekkoatletyce) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Polish Athletic Association (PZLA), which serves as the Polish national championship for the sport. It is typically held as a three-day event in the Polish summer, ranging from late June to early August. The venue of the championships changes annually.

Polish Athletics Championships
Current season, competition or edition:
2018 Polish Athletics Championships
SportAthletics
Founded1920
CountryPoland

Following the establishment of the PZLA in 1919, the national championships was first held in 1920 as a men-only event. The first two championships were held in Lviv (now in Ukraine) as this city was the headquarters of the national sports body and home to the only modern athletics stadium in the country.[1] Women's events were included shortly after in 1922.[2] The women's' championships were contested separately from the men's from 1925 to 1949 (1945–46 excepted). The championships has been contested every year since its inception, bar a brief period from 1940–44 when World War II led to abandonment of the competition.

Events

The current track and field programme features a total of 40 individual Polish Championship athletics events, divided evenly between the sexes.

Track running
Obstacle events
Jumping events
Throwing events
Combined events

The competition has featured more unusual events, such as the grenade throw for men in 1951 and both men and women in 1952. Men competed in the standing long jump at the 1920 and 1921 editions. This event had a longer history in the women's programme, lasting from 1927 to 1947. A men's 200 metres hurdles was first contested in1 1953 but stopped after 1963. Women contested that event in 1970 and 1971. A few events were unique to women, including the 60 metres (held from 1922 to 1950), a 250 m (1924 to 1926), a 1000 m in 1926 and 1927, and a 500 m from 1949 to 1951.[3]

The women's programme expanded inline with international acceptance of women's athletics. The women's 1500 metres was added in 1969 and the 400 m hurdles followed the year after. The women's 3000 metres was introduced in 1973 and contested up to 1994. The women's equivalents of the men's standard 5000 m and 10,000 m were added in 1984. The 80 metres hurdles was combined with the 100 metres hurdles at the 1968 championships, before the longer distance replaced it the following year. Later additions to the women's programme were triple jump (1991), pole vault and hammer throw (1995) and the steeplechase (1999).[2]

Championship events are held at different locations for combined track and field events, road running and walks, and cross country running.

Editions
Zdzisław Latawiec was a medallist at the first championships
Janusz Sidło won multiple Polish javelin titles
Irena Szewińska has won the most medals at the Polish Championships
Bydgoszcz stadium (shown after modernization in 2008) is a regular venue for the Polish championships
Bielsku-Białej Stadion played host in 2003, 2010 and 2012
In 1991 and 1993, the Polish championship was held at the stadium in Kielce
The stadium in Grudziądz hosted the Polish championship in 1986 and 1988
The stadium in Zabrze twice hosted the championships
Poster promoting the 2010 championships in Bielsko-Biała
Edition Location Dates Venue
1920Lviv16–18 JulyStadion Pogoni Lwów
1921Lviv13–15 AugustStadion Pogoni Lwów
1922Warsaw30 September–1 OctoberPark Sobieskiego[note 1]
1923Warsaw25–26 AugustPark Sobieskiego[note 1]
1924Warsaw6–8 SeptemberPark Sobieskiego[note 1]
1925Kraków
Warsaw		14–16 August (men)
17–18 July (women) 		Stadion Wisły Kraków
Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
1926Warsaw13–15 August (men)
7–8 August (women) 		Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
1927Warsaw
Poznań		10–12 July (men)
16–17 July (women)		Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Stadion Warty Poznań
1928Warsaw
Kraków		31 August–2 September (men)
1–2 September (women) 		Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Stadion Wisły Kraków
1929Poznań
Warsaw		5–7 July (men)
12–14 July (women) 		Stadion Miejski
Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
1930Warsaw
Bydgoszcz		12–13 July (men)
26–27 July (women) 		Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
Stadion Szkoły Oficerskiej
1931Królewska Huta
Warsaw		11–12 July (men)
18–19 July (women) 		Stadion Miejski
Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
1932Warsaw
Łódź		25–26 June (men)
18–19 June (women) 		Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Stadion ŁKS-u
1933Bydgoszcz
Królewska Huta		1–2 July (men)
15–16 July (women) 		Stadion Miejski[4]
Stadion Miejski
1934Poznań
Warsaw		5–7 July (men)
7–8 July (women) 		Stadion Miejski
Park Sobieskiego[note 1]
1935Białystok
Kraków		6–7 July (men)
13–14 July (women) 		Stadion „Zwierzyniec”
Stadion Wisły Kraków
1936Wilno
Łódź		26–27 September (men)
4–5 July (women) 		Stadion na Pióromoncie
Stadion KS WIMA
1937Chorzów
Bydgoszcz		3–4 July (men)
10–11 July (women) 		Stadion Miejski
Stadion Miejski
1938Warsaw
Grudziądz		23–24 July (men)
30–31 July (women) 		Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Stadion Miejski
1939Poznań
Chorzów		8–9 July (men)
15–16 July (women) 		Stadion Miejski
Stadion Miejski
Not held 1940–1944 due to World War II
1945Łódź29–30 SeptemberStadion ŁKS-u
1946Kraków7–8 SeptemberStadion Wisły Kraków
1947Warsaw
Katowice		12–13 July (men)
5–6 July (women) 		Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Stadion Pogoni Katowice
1948Poznań
Bydgoszcz		10–11 July (men)
10–11 July (women) 		Stadion WOS
Stadion Miejski
1949Gdańsk – Wrzeszcz
Łódź		23–24 July (men)
30–31 July (women)		Stadion Lechii
Stadion ŁKS-u
1950Kraków13–15 AugustStadion Wisły Kraków
1951Warsaw9–16 SeptemberStadion Wojska Polskiego
1952Wrocław14–17 AugustStadion Gwardii Wrocław
1953Warsaw4–6 SeptemberStadion Wojska Polskiego
1954Warsaw18–23 JulyStadion Wojska Polskiego
1955Łódź23–25 OctoberStadion ŁKS-u
1956Zabrze30 September–1 OctoberStadion Górnika Zabrze
1957Poznań14–16 SeptemberStadion im. 22 July
1958Bydgoszcz18–20 JulyStadion Zawiszy
1959Gdańsk21–23 AugustStadion Lechii
1960Olsztyn5–7 AugustStadion Leśny
1961Nowa Huta24–26 AugustStadion Suche Stawy
1962Warsaw20–22 JulyStadion Wojska Polskiego
1963Bydgoszcz23–25 AugustStadion Zawiszy
1964Warsaw16–19 JulyStadion Wojska Polskiego
1965Szczecin13–15 AugustStadion Pogoni Szczecin
1966Poznań4–7 AugustStadion im. 22 July
1967Chorzów17–20 AugustStadion Śląski
1968Zielona Góra12–15 SeptemberStadion MOSiRu
1969Kraków14–17 AugustStadion Wisły Kraków
1970Warsaw6–9 AugustStadion Skry
1971Warsaw26–28 JuneStadion Skry
1972Warsaw17–19 AugustStadion Skry
1973Warsaw10–12 AugustStadion Skry
1974Warsaw19–21 JulyStadion Skry
1975Bydgoszcz27–29 JuneStadion Zawiszy
1976Bydgoszcz25–27 JuneStadion Zawiszy
1977Bydgoszcz29–31 JulyStadion Zawiszy
1978Warsaw9–11 JulyStadion Skry
1979Poznań10–12 AugustStadion Olimpii Poznań
1980Łódź29–31 AugustStadion AZS Łódź
1981Zabrze6–8 AugustStadion im. Ernesta Pohla
1982Lublin2–4 JulyStadion Startu Lublin
1983Bydgoszcz25–27 JuneStadion Zawiszy
1984Lublin22–24 JuneStadion Startu Lublin
1985Bydgoszcz2–4 AugustStadion Zawiszy
1986Grudziądz27–29 JuneStadion Miejski w Grudziądzu
1987Poznań14–16 AugustStadion Olimpii Poznań
1988Grudziądz12–14 AugustStadion Miejski w Grudziądzu
1989Kraków1–3 SeptemberStadion AWF Kraków
1990Piła13–15 JulyStadion MOSiR Piła
1991Kielce12–14 JulyStadion Budowlanych
1992Warsaw19–21 JuneStadion Skry
1993Kielce23–25 JulyStadion Budowlanych
1994Piła24–26 JuneStadion MOSiR Piła
1995Warsaw18–20 AugustStadion Skry
1996Piła21–23 JuneStadion MOSiR Piła
1997Bydgoszcz20–22 JuneStadion Zawiszy
1998Wrocław26–28 JuneStadion AWF Wrocław
1999Kraków2–4 JulyStadion AWF Kraków
2000Kraków6–8 AugustStadion AWF Kraków
2001Bydgoszcz29 June–1 JulyStadion Zawiszy
2002Szczecin19–21 JulyMiejski Stadion Lekkoatletyczny w Szczecinie
2003Bielsko-Biała4–6 JulyStadion KS Sprint
2004Bydgoszcz2–4 JulyStadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
2005Biała Podlaska24–26 JuneStadion AWF Biała Podlaska
2006Bydgoszcz21–23 JulyStadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
2007Poznań30 June–1 JulyStadion Olimpii Poznań
2008Szczecin4–6 JulyMiejski Stadion Lekkoatletyczny w Szczecinie
2009Bydgoszcz31 July–2 AugustStadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
2010Bielsko-Biała8–10 JulyStadion KS Sprint
2011Bydgoszcz11–13 AugustStadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
2012Bielsko-Biała15–17 JuneStadion KS Sprint
2013Toruń19–21 July[5]Stadion Miejski im. G. Duneckiego
2014Szczecin29–31 July[6]Miejski Stadion Lekkoatletyczny w Szczecinie
2015Kraków19–21 July[7][8]Stadion AWF Kraków
2016Bydgoszcz24–26 June[9]Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
2017Białystok21–23 July[10]Stadion „Zwierzyniec”
2018Lublin20–22 July[11]Stadion Start Lublin

Championship records

Men
Event Mark Athlete Club Date Location Championships
100 metres10.15[12]Piotr BalcerzakSkra Warsaw2 July 1999Kraków1999
200 metres20.43[13]Marcin JędrusińskiOlimpia Poznań21 July 2002Szczecin2002
400 metres45.11Jakub KrzewinaWKS Śląsk Wrocław30 July 2014Szczecin2014
800 metres1:45.70[14]Michał RozmysUKS Barnim Goleniów22 July 2017Białystok2017
1500 metres3:37.4Henryk WasilewskiOrkan Poznań31 July 1977Bydgoszcz1977
5000 metres13:36.5Jerzy KowolGórnik Zabrze31 July 1977Bydgoszcz1977
10,000 metres28:27.2Edward MleczkoCracovia27 June 1975Bydgoszcz1975
5K run13:59Henryk SzostWKS Grunwald Poznań2 June 2012Warsaw2012
10K run28:55[15]Marcin ChabowskiWKS Flota Gdynia6 August 2011Gdańsk2011
Half marathon1:02:45Jan BiałkWejher Wejherowo29 August 1998Brzeszcze1998
Marathon2:10:34Antoni NiemczakWKS Śląsk Wrocław6 kwietnia 1986Dębno1986
110 metres hurdles13.29Tomasz ŚcigaczewskiWarszawianka4 July 1999Kraków1999
400 metres hurdles48.89Paweł JanuszewskiSkra Warsaw5 August 2000Kraków2000
3000 metres steeplechase8:19.2Bronisław MalinowskiOlimpia Grudziądz20 July 1974Warsaw1974
High jump2.34Michał BieniekAZS-AWF Wrocław26 June 2005Biała Podlaska2005
Pole vault5.85[14]Piotr LisekOSOT Szczecin23 July 2017Białystok2017
Long jump8.16[16]Krzysztof ŁuczakPiast Głogów20 June 1997Bydgoszcz1997
Triple jump17.19[17]Zdzisław HoffmannWKS Śląsk Wrocław27 June 1983Bydgoszcz1983
Shot put21.53[14]Michał HaratykKS AZS AWF Kraków23 July 2017Białystok2017
Discus throw67.48Piotr MałachowskiWKS Śląsk Wrocław8 July 2010Bielsko-Biała2010
Hammer throw81.87[18]Paweł FajdekAgros Zamość25 June 2016Bydgoszcz2016
Javelin throw (new model)88.09[14]Marcin KrukowskiWarszawianka21 July 2017Białystok2017
Javelin throw (old model)87.54Dariusz AdamusWKS Śląsk Wrocław27 June 1983Bydgoszcz1983
Decathlon8208 ptsRyszard SkowronekAZS Katowice21 June 1973Warsaw1973
20 km walk1:19:14Robert KorzeniowskiAZS-AWF Katowice20 June 1992Warsaw1992
50 km walk3:43:55[19]Rafał AugustynSokół Mielec21 marca 2015Dudince2015
4 × 100 metres relay39.16Krzysztof Jabłoński
Mateusz Pluta
Marcin Nowak
Dariusz Kuć		AZS-AWF Kraków5 July 2008Szczecin2008
4 × 400 metres relay3:03.16Marcin Jędrusiński
Jacek Bocian
Robert Maćkowiak
Piotr Rysiukiewicz		WKS Śląsk Wrocław4 July 1999Kraków1999

Women
Event Mark Athlete Club Date Location Championships
100 metres10.93Ewa KasprzykOlimpia Poznań27 June 1986Grudziądz1986
200 metres22.43Irena SzewińskaPolonia Warsaw20 July 1974Warsaw1974
400 metres51.29Anna GuzowskaAZS-AWF Warsaw25 June 2005Biała Podlaska2005
800 metres1:59.89Jolanta JanuchtaGwardia Warsaw1 September 1980Łódź1980
1500 metres4:06.96Renata PliśMaraton Świnoujście17 June 2012Bielsko-Biała2012
3000 metres8:58.26Celina SokołowskaWisła Kraków12 August 1979Poznań1979
5000 metres15:34.87Wioletta JanowskaAZS-AWF Kraków2 July 2004Bydgoszcz2004
10,000 metres31:52.11Dorota GrucaAgros Zamość8 May 2004Police2004
5K run15:52Dominika NowakowskaLKB im. Braci Petk Lębork2 June 2012Warsaw2012
10K run33:34[20]Iwona LewandowskaLKS Vectra-DGS Włocławek27 May 2012Bielsko-Biała2012
100 metres hurdles12.64[21]Grażyna RabsztynGwardia Warsaw11 August 1979Poznań1979
400 metres hurdles54.53Anna JesieńAZS AWF Warsaw25 June 2005Biała Podlaska2005
3000 metres steeplechase9:35.44Wioletta JanowskaAZS-AWF Kraków23 July 2006Bydgoszcz2006
20 km walk1:30:56Agnieszka DygaczAZS-AWF Katowice17 September 2011Warsaw2011
High jump1.98Kamila LićwinkoPodlasie Białystok20 July 2015Kraków2015
Pole vault4.80Anna RogowskaSKLA Sopot1 August 2009Bydgoszcz2009
Long jump6.96Anna WłodarczykAZS Warsaw22 June 1984Lublin1984
Triple jump14.27Małgorzata TrybańskaWarszawianka10 July 2010Bielsko-Biała2010
Shot put19.58Ludwika ChewińskaGwardia Warsaw26 June 1976Bydgoszcz1976
Discus throw63.78Renata KatewiczWLKS Siedlce26 June 1994Piła1994
Hammer throw80.79[14]Anita WłodarczykRKS Skra Warsaw23 July 2017Białystok2017
Javelin throw (new model)61.05Barbara MadejczykJantar Ustka25 June 2006Bydgoszcz2006
Javelin throw (old model)62.76Bernadetta BlechaczLechia Gdańsk11 August 1979Poznań1979
Heptathlon6494 ptsKamila ChudzikAZS-AWFiS Gdańsk7 June 2008Zielona Góra2008
4 × 100 metres relay44.59Elżbieta Brzykca
Małgorzata Dunecka
Jolanta Janota
Ewa Pisiewicz		Start Lublin14 August 1988Grudziądz1988
4 × 400 metres relay3:31.33Dominika Muraszewska
Weronika Wyka
Emilia Ankiewicz
Joanna Jóźwik		AZS AWF Warsaw23 July 2017Białystok2017

See also

Notes
  1. Park Sobieskiego is now known as Agrykola Stadium in Ujazdów district.

References
  1. Jurek, Tomasz& Krzewiński, Ignacy & Woltmann, Bernard. Lekkoatletyka w Polsce 1919 - 1994 (1994). Polskie Towarzystwo Naukowe Kultury Fizycznej ISBN 83-900895-5-6.
  2. Polish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  3. Henryk Kurzyński, Stefan Pietkiewicz, Janusz Rozum, Tadeusz Wołejko: Historia finałów lekkoatletycznych mistrzostw Polski 1920-2007. Konkurencje męskie. Szczecin – Warszawa: Komisja Statystyczna PZLA, 2008, s. 113. ISBN 978-83-61233-20-6.
  4. "Bydgoszcz (Stadion Miejski) 1933m, 1937k, 1948k" (in Polish). nastadiony.pl. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  5. "89. Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorów" (in Polish). pzla.pl. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  6. "90. Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorów" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  7. "Kalendarz Mistrzostw Polski 2015 (projekt)" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  8. Maciej Jałoszyński. "Kraków gospodarzem Mistrzostw Polski Seniorów 2015" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  9. Maciej Jałoszyński. "Bydgoszcz, Toruń, Suwałki i Gliwice ugoszczą MP 2016" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  10. Maciej Jałoszyński (11 October 2016). "Białystok gospodarzem 93. Mistrzostw Polski" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  11. "94.PZLA Mistrzostwa Polski.Lublin, 20–22 lipca 2018" (PDF) (in Polish). pzla.pl. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  12. Faster wind assisted times have been recorded: Marcin Jędrusiński won the 2003 100 metres title in 10.07 seconds and Marek Zalewski ran 10.12 in 1993, but both had wind over the legal limit of 2 m/s.
  13. Marcin Jędrusiński ran a wind-assisted 200 metres in 20.38 seconds
  14. "Komunikat końcowy zawodów, Białystok, 21-23 July 2017, 93. PZLA Mistrzostwa Polski" (PDF) (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  15. "Chabowski mistrzem Polski na 10 kilometrów" (in Polish). sport.trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  16. Wind assisted long jump marks include Marcin Starzak in 2008 (8.20 m, +3.3 m/s), as well as 8.17 m by Andrzej Klimaszewski in 1985 and 8.16 m by Stanisław Jaskułka in 1986.
  17. In 1984, Zdzisław Hoffmann had a wind-assisted mark of 17.28 m
  18. "Komunikat końcowy zawodów, Bydgoszcz, 24–26 June 2016; 92. Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorów" (PDF) (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  19. "Rafał Augustyn mistrzem Polski na 50 km" (in Polish). pzla.pl. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  20. "Lewandowska pierwszą mistrzynią Polski" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  21. This record was matched by Lucyna Langer-Kałek at the 1982 Polish Championships.
Records
  • Henryk Kurzyński, Stefan Pietkiewicz, Janusz Rozum, Tadeusz Wołejko: Historia finałów lekkoatletycznych mistrzostw Polski 1920-2007. Konkurencje męskie. Szczecin - Warszawa: Komisja Statystyczna PZLA, 2008. ISBN 978-83-61233-20-6.
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