| Dawid Wegner | |
| Nationality: | Polish |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Javelin |
| Birth Date: | 23 April 2000 |
| Pb: | Javelin: 82.21m (Gdańsk, 2023) |
Dawid Wegner (born 23 April 2000) is a Polish track and field athlete who competes in the javelin.[1]
From Nakło nad Notecią, he won the Polish U20 championships in the javelin and competed as a junior athlete at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships in Nairobi and the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås.[2]
In 2021, he qualified for the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where he finished fifth overall.[3] [4]
In May 2023, Wegner improved his personal best to 80.10m in Kielce.[5] In June 2023, he threw a new personal best distance of 82.21 metres, in Gdańsk.[6] In July 2023, he finished as runner-up in the Polish national championships.[7]
He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, and threw 81.25 metres in the qualifying round.[8]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | World U18 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 4th | Javelin throw (700g) | 70.56 m | |
| 2019 | European U20 Championships | Borås, Sweden | 13th (q) | Javelin throw | 70.43 m | |
| 2021 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 5th | Javelin throw | 77.17 m | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th | Javelin throw | 80.75 m | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 13th (q) | Javelin throw | 79.35 m | |