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Jakub Szyszkowski

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Jakub Szyszkowski
Jakub Szyszkowski in 2022
Personal information
Full nameJakub Tomasz Szyszkowski
NationalityPolish
Born (1991-08-21) August 21, 1991 (age 33)
EducationAcademy of Physical Education in Wrocław
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
ClubWKS Śląsk Wrocław
Medal record
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tampere shot put

Jakub Szyszkowski (born 21 August 1991) is a Polish athlete specialising in the shot put.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2013 European U23 Championships. In addition, he represented his country at the 2013 World Championships without qualifying for the final.

His personal bests in the event are 20.92 metres outdoors (Wrocław 2017) and 20.55 metres indoors (Toruń 2015).

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 12th (q) Shot put (6 kg) 18.74 m
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st Shot put 19.78 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 17th (q) Shot put 19.36 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 18th (q) Shot put 19.46 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic Shot put NM
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 13th (q) Shot put 20.54 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 5th Shot put 19.87 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 13th (q) Shot put 19.67 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 10th (q) Shot put 20.28 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 15th (q) Shot put 20.55 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 10th (q) Shot put 20.12 m
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 21st (q) Shot put 19.19 m

References

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