Polish Athletics Championships Explained

Polish Athletics Championships
Current Season:2024 Polish Athletics Championships
Sport:Athletics
Country:Poland
Founded:1920

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.

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 to 1944 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

EditionLocationDatesVenue
16–18 July Stadion Pogoni Lwów
13–15 August Stadion Pogoni Lwów
30 September–1 October Park Sobieskiego[4]
25–26 August Park Sobieskiego
6–8 September Park Sobieskiego
14–16 August (men)
17–18 July (women)
Stadion Wisły Kraków
Park Sobieskiego
13–15 August (men)
7–8 August (women)
Park Sobieskiego
10–12 July (men)
16–17 July (women)
Park Sobieskiego
Stadion Warty Poznań
31 August–2 September (men)
1–2 September (women)
Park Sobieskiego
Stadion Wisły Kraków
5–7 July (men)
12–14 July (women)
Stadion Miejski
Park Sobieskiego
12–13 July (men)
26–27 July (women)
Park Sobieskiego
Stadion Szkoły Oficerskiej
11–12 July (men)
18–19 July (women)
Stadion Miejski
Park Sobieskiego
25–26 June (men)
18–19 June (women)
Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Stadion ŁKS-u
1–2 July (men)
15–16 July (women)
Stadion Miejski[5]
Stadion Miejski
5–7 July (men)
7–8 July (women)
Stadion Miejski
Park Sobieskiego
6–7 July (men)
13–14 July (women)
Stadion „Zwierzyniec”
Stadion Wisły Kraków
26–27 September (men)
4–5 July (women)
Stadion na Pióromoncie
Stadion KS WIMA
3–4 July (men)
10–11 July (women)
Stadion Miejski
Stadion Miejski
23–24 July (men)
30–31 July (women)
Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Stadion Centralny im. Bronisława Malinowskiego
8–9 July (men)
15–16 July (women)
Stadion Miejski
Stadion Miejski
Not held 1940–1944 due to World War II
29–30 September Stadion ŁKS-u
7–8 September Stadion Wisły Kraków
12–13 July (men)
5–6 July (women)
Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Stadion Pogoni Katowice
10–11 July (men)
10–11 July (women)
Stadion WOS
Stadion Miejski
23–24 July (men)
30–31 July (women)
Stadion Lechii
Stadion ŁKS-u
13–15 August Stadion Wisły Kraków
9–16 September Stadion Wojska Polskiego
14–17 August Stadion Gwardii Wrocław
4–6 September Stadion Wojska Polskiego
18–23 July Stadion Wojska Polskiego
23–25 October Stadion ŁKS-u
30 September–1 October Stadion Górnika Zabrze
14–16 September Stadion im. 22 July
18–20 July Stadion Zawiszy
21–23 August Stadion Lechii
5–7 August Stadion Leśny
24–26 August Stadion Suche Stawy
20–22 July Stadion Wojska Polskiego
23–25 August Stadion Zawiszy
16–19 July Stadion Wojska Polskiego
13–15 August Stadion Pogoni Szczecin
4–7 August Stadion im. 22 July
17–20 August Stadion Śląski
12–15 September Stadion MOSiRu
14–17 August Stadion Wisły Kraków
6–9 August Stadion Skry
26–28 June Stadion Skry
17–19 August Stadion Skry
10–12 August Stadion Skry
19–21 July Stadion Skry
27–29 June Stadion Zawiszy
25–27 June Stadion Zawiszy
29–31 July Stadion Zawiszy
9–11 July Stadion Skry
10–12 August Stadion Olimpii Poznań
29–31 August Stadion AZS Łódź
6–8 August Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla
2–4 July Stadion Startu Lublin
25–27 June Stadion Zawiszy
22–24 June Stadion Startu Lublin
2–4 August Stadion Zawiszy
27–29 June Stadion Centralny im. Bronisława Malinowskiego
14–16 August Stadion Olimpii Poznań
12–14 August Stadion Centralny im. Bronisława Malinowskiego
1–3 September Stadion AWF Kraków
13–15 July Stadion MOSiR Piła
12–14 July Stadion Budowlanych
19–21 June Stadion Skry
23–25 July Stadion Budowlanych
24–26 June Stadion MOSiR Piła
18–20 August Stadion Skry
21–23 June Stadion MOSiR Piła
20–22 June Stadion Zawiszy
26–28 June Stadion AWF Wrocław
2–4 July Stadion AWF Kraków
6–8 August Stadion AWF Kraków
29 June–1 July Stadion Zawiszy
19–21 July Miejski Stadion Lekkoatletyczny w Szczecinie
4–6 July Stadion KS Sprint
2–4 July Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
24–26 June Stadion AWF Biała Podlaska
21–23 July Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
30 June–1 July Stadion Olimpii Poznań
4–6 July Miejski Stadion Lekkoatletyczny w Szczecinie
31 July–2 August Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
8–10 July Stadion KS Sprint
11–13 August Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
15–17 June Stadion KS Sprint
19–21 July[6] Stadion Miejski im. G. Duneckiego
29–31 July[7] Miejski Stadion Lekkoatletyczny w Szczecinie
19–21 July[8] [9] Stadion AWF Kraków
24–26 June[10] Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka
21–23 July[11] Stadion "Zwierzyniec"
20–22 July[12] Stadion Start Lublin
23–25 August Marshal Józef Piłsudski Athletic and Football Stadium
28–30 August OSiR Stadium in Włocławek
24–26 June Stadion Olimpii Poznań
9–11 June Stadion lekkoatletyczny w Suwałkach
27–29 July
27–29 June Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium

Championship records

Men

EventMarkAthleteClubDateLocationChampionshipsRef
10.15[13] 2 July 1999 1999
20.43[14] 21 July 2002 2002
45.11 30 July 2014 2014
1:45.70[15] 22 July 2017 2017
3:37.4 31 July 1977 Bydgoszcz 1977
13:36.5 31 July 1977 Bydgoszcz 1977
28:27.2 27 June 1975 Bydgoszcz 1975
13:59 2 June 2012 2012
28:55[16] 6 August 2011 2011
1:02:45 29 August 1998 1998
2:10:34 WKS Śląsk Wrocław 6 kwietnia 1986 1986
110 m hurdles13.25 (+1.1 m/s) =Jakub Szymanski28 June 2024Bydgoszcz2024[17]
48.89 Skra Warsaw 5 August 2000 Kraków 2000
8:19.2 20 July 1974 Warsaw 1974
2.34 26 June 2005 2005
5.85 23 July 2017 2017
8.16[18] 20 June 1997 Bydgoszcz
17.19[19] WKS Śląsk Wrocław 27 June 1983 Bydgoszcz 1983
21.53 23 July 2017 2017
67.48 WKS Śląsk Wrocław Bielsko-Biała 2010
81.87[20] 25 June 2016 Bydgoszcz 2016
Javelin throw (new model) 88.09 21 July 2017 Białystok 2017
Javelin throw (old model) 87.54 WKS Śląsk Wrocław 27 June 1983 Bydgoszcz 1983
8208 pts 21 June 1973 Warsaw 1973
1:19:14 20 June 1992 Warsaw 1992
3:43:55[21] 21 marca 2015 2015
4 × 100 metres relay39.16 5 July 2008 Szczecin 2008
4 × 400 metres relay3:03.16 WKS Śląsk Wrocław 4 July 1999 Kraków 1999

Women

EventMarkAthleteClubDateLocationChampionships
10.93 27 June 1986 1986
22.43 20 July 1974 1974
400 m50.77Natalia Kaczmarek28 June 2024Bydgoszcz2024[22]
1:59.89 1 September 1980 1980
4:06.96 17 June 2012 2012
3000 metres 8:58.26 12 August 1979 1979
15:34.87 2 July 2004 2004
31:52.11 8 May 2004 2004
5 km (road) 15:52 2 June 2012 2012
10 km (road) 33:34[23] LKS Vectra-DGS Włocławek 27 May 2012 2012
12.64[24] 11 August 1979 Poznań 1979
54.53 AZS AWF Warsaw 25 June 2005 2005
9:35.44 23 July 2006 2006
1:30:56 17 September 2011 2011
1.98 20 July 2015 Kraków 2015
4.80 1 August 2009 2009
6.96 22 June 1984 1984
14.27 10 July 2010 Bielsko-Biała 2010
19.58 26 June 1976 Bydgoszcz 1976
63.78 WLKS Siedlce 26 June 1994 1994
80.79 23 July 2017 Białystok 2017
Javelin throw (new model) 61.05 25 June 2006 Bydgoszcz 2006
Javelin throw (old model) 62.76 11 August 1979 Poznań 1979
6494 pts 7 June 2008 2008
4 × 100 metres relay44.59 14 August 1988 Grudziądz 1988
4 × 400 metres relay3:31.33 AZS AWF Warsaw 23 July 2017 Białystok 2017

See also

References

Records

External links

Notes and References

  1. Jurek, Tomasz& Krzewiński, Ignacy & Woltmann, Bernard. Lekkoatletyka w Polsce 1919 - 1994 (1994). Polskie Towarzystwo Naukowe Kultury Fizycznej .
  2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/pol.htm Polish Championships
  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. .
  4. Park Sobieskiego is now known as Agrykola Stadium in Ujazdów district.
  5. Web site: Bydgoszcz (Stadion Miejski) 1933m, 1937k, 1948k. nastadiony.pl. 24 October 2012. pl.
  6. Web site: 89. Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorów. pzla.pl. 7 September 2012. pl.
  7. Web site: 90. Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorów. Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. 20 September 2013. pl.
  8. Web site: Kalendarz Mistrzostw Polski 2015 (projekt). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. 5 August 2014. pl.
  9. Web site: Kraków gospodarzem Mistrzostw Polski Seniorów 2015. Maciej Jałoszyński. Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. 22 October 2014. pl.
  10. Web site: Bydgoszcz, Toruń, Suwałki i Gliwice ugoszczą MP 2016. Maciej Jałoszyński. Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. 23 December 2015. pl.
  11. Web site: Białystok gospodarzem 93. Mistrzostw Polski. Maciej Jałoszyński. Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. 11 October 2016. 11 October 2016. pl.
  12. Web site: 94.PZLA Mistrzostwa Polski.Lublin, 20–22 lipca 2018. pzla.pl. 2018-07-23. 2018-07-24. pl.
  13. 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.
  14. Marcin Jędrusiński ran a wind-assisted 200 metres in 20.38 seconds
  15. Web site: Komunikat końcowy zawodów, Białystok, 21-23 July 2017, 93. PZLA Mistrzostwa Polski. Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. 26 July 2017. pl. https://web.archive.org/web/20170802042052/http://www.pzla.pl/zdjecia/zal_i/20170721-bialystok-mp_201707240626.pdf. 2 August 2017. dead.
  16. Web site: Chabowski mistrzem Polski na 10 kilometrów. sport.trojmiasto.pl. 10 August 2011. pl.
  17. Web site: National championships round-up: Nugent and Thompson impress in Jamaica. World Athletics. 30 June 2024. 2 July 2024.
  18. 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.
  19. In 1984, Zdzisław Hoffmann had a wind-assisted mark of 17.28 m
  20. Web site: Komunikat końcowy zawodów, Bydgoszcz, 24–26 June 2016; 92. Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorów. Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. 26 July 2017. pl. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816070325/http://www.pzla.pl/zdjecia/zal_i/2016062426-bydgoszcz-mp_201606270659.pdf. 16 August 2016. dead.
  21. Web site: Rafał Augustyn mistrzem Polski na 50 km. pzla.pl. 31 March 2015. pl.
  22. Web site: National championships round-up: Nugent and Thompson impress in Jamaica. World Athletics. 30 June 2024. 2 July 2024.
  23. Web site: Lewandowska pierwszą mistrzynią Polski. Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. 27 May 2012. pl.
  24. This record was matched by Lucyna Langer-Kałek at the 1982 Polish Championships.