Karolina Tymińska Explained
Karolina Tymińska (born 4 October 1984 in Świebodzin) is a Polish heptathlete. She has represented Poland twice at the Olympic Games (2008 and 2012) and three times at the World Championships in Athletics (2007, 2009 and 2011). She is the bronze medalist in the heptathlon from the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, having originally come fourth in the event before the disqualification, in 2016, of Tatyana Chernova.
Tymińska also regularly competes in the indoor pentathlon event: at the IAAF World Indoor Championships she placed fourth in 2012 and sixth in both 2008 and 2010.
Her personal best in indoor pentathlon result is 4769 points, achieved in July 2008 in Spała. In heptathlon her personal best result is 6544 achieved in August 2011 in Daegu.
She won the European Cup Combined Events title in 2013 with a score of 6347 points, defeating Hanna Melnychenko and setting a javelin throw best of 42.40 m.[1] She placed second at the Decastar meeting with 6288 points.[2]
Achievements
| Representing |
|---|
| 2001 | | Debrecen, Hungary | 8th | Heptathlon (youth) | 5023 pts |
| 2005 | | Madrid, Spain | 8th | Pentathlon | 4374 pts |
| European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | — | Heptathlon | DNF |
| 2006 | | Götzis, Austria | 6th | Heptathlon | 6234 pts |
| Gothenburg, Sweden | 17 (q) | Long jump | 6.34 m |
| - | Heptathlon | DNF |
| 2007 | | Birmingham, England | 7th | Pentathlon | 4494 pts |
| Götzis, Austria | 9th | Heptathlon | 6164 pts |
| Osaka, Japan | 15th | Heptathlon | 6092 pts |
| 2008 | | Valencia, Spain | 6th | Pentathlon | 4580 pts |
| Götzis, Austria | 4th | Heptathlon | 6351 pts |
| Beijing, PR China | 7th | Heptathlon | 6428 pts |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 5th | Pentathlon | 4542 pts |
| Berlin, Germany | - | Heptathlon | DNF |
| 2010 | | Doha, Qatar | 6th | Pentathlon | 4575 pts |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | Heptathlon | 6230 pts |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 4th | Pentathlon | 4612 pts |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 3rd | Heptathlon | 6544 pts |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 4th | Pentathlon | 4725 pts |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | – | Heptathlon | DNF |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 9th | Heptathlon | 6270 pts |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 8th | Pentathlon | 4557 pts |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 11th | Heptathlon | 6132 pts |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 20th | Heptathlon | 5948 pts | |
Notes and References
- http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/mayer-and-tyminska-win-in-tallinn-as-france-t Mayer and Tyminska win in Tallinn as France take team title – IAAF Combined Events Challenge
- van Kuijen, Hans (2013-09-15). Warner and Melnychenko win in Talence – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-21.
