Konrad Bukowiecki

Konrad Bukowiecki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkɔnrad bukɔˈvjɛt͡ski]; born 17 March 1997) is a Polish athlete competing primarily in the shot put.[1] He won gold at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships and at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He holds the world junior record in the shot put at 21.14 metres and has a personal best of 22.25 metres. He initially won at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but was disqualified for an anti-doping offense.

Konrad Bukowiecki

Bukowiecki in 2017
Personal information
Born	March 17, 1997 Szczytno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
Education	Police Academy in Szczytno
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	140 kg (309 lb)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot Put
Club	PKS Gwardia Szczytno Playas de Castellón (esp)
Coached by	Ireneusz Bukowiecki
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Shot put outdoor 22.25 m (2019) Shot put indoor: 22.00 m (2018)
Medal record Athletics Representing the  Poland European Championships 2018 Berlin Shot put European Indoor Championships 2017 Belgrade Shot put World Junior Championships 2014 Oregon Shot put European U23 Championships 2017 Bydgoszcz Shot put 2019 Naples Shot put European Junior Championships 2015 Eskilstuna Shot put Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing Shot put European Youth Olympic Festival 2013 Utrecht Shot put 2013 Utrecht Discus throw Summer Universiade 2019 Naples Shot Putt 2017 Taipei Shot Putt Military World Games 2019 Wuhan Shot Putt

Personal life

Konrad Bukowiecki was born in Szczytno. His father, Ireneusz Bukowiecki, is a former decathlete.

Career

Bukowiecki is coached by his father. He won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships and at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[2] In addition, he currently holds the junior indoor world record with the 6 kg implement, as well as world youth indoor bests with the 6 kg and 5 kg implements.

In his debut at the senior level competition, he finished sixth at the 2015 European Indoor Championships with the European absolute best with the 7.26 kg shot. Later that season he added the European Junior title to his accolades and competed at the 2015 World Championships where he, however, failed to record a valid mark.

During the 2016 indoor season Bukowiecki further bettered his European junior best with the senior implement to 20.61 metres. He later finished fourth at the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Portland.[3]

In 2019, he set his personal best result by beating the 22 meters barrier and achieving 22.25 m during the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Meeting held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów.[4][5][6]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Poland
2013	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	5th	Shot put (5 kg)	20.10 m
	European Youth Olympic Festival	Utrecht, Netherlands	1st	Shot put (5 kg)	21.41 m
			2nd	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	58.35 m
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	1st	Shot put (6 kg)	22.06 m
			25th (q)	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	52.92 m
	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	1st	Shot put (5 kg)	23.17 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	6th	Shot put	20.46 m
	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna, Sweden	1st	Shot put (6 kg)	22.62 m
			13th (q)	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	54.43 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	—	Shot put	NM
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	4th	Shot put	20.53 m
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4th	Shot put	20.58 m
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	DQ	Shot put (6 kg)	DQ (Doping)
			DQ	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	DQ
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th (q)	Shot put	20.71 m^1
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	Shot put	21.97 m WL PB
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	Shot put	21.59 m CR
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	8th	Shot put	20.89 m
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	2nd	Shot put	20.16 m
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	8th	Shot put	20.99 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	2nd	Shot put	21.66 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	11th (q)	Shot put	20.18 m
	Universiade	Napoli, Italy	1st	Shot put	21.54 m
	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	1st	Shot put	21.51 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	Shot put	21.46 m
	Military World Games	Wuhan, China	2nd	Shot put	21.84 m

¹No mark in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Shot put – 22.25 (Chorzów, 2019)
• Shot put (6 kg) – 22.94 (Bojanowo, 2016) EJR
• Shot put (5 kg) – 23.17 (Nanjing, 2014)
• Discus throw – 58.42 (Suwałki, 2017)
• Discus throw (1.75 kg) – 62.20 (Białystok, 2016)
• Discus throw (1.5 kg) – 66.52 (Warsaw, 2014)

Indoor

• Shot put – 22.00 (Toruń, 2018) NiR
• Shot put (6 kg) – 22.96 (Spała, 2016) WJiR
• Shot put (5 kg) – 24.24 (Spała, 2014) WYiB

References

1. Konrad Bukowiecki at World Athletics
2. "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
3. "Rio 2016. Konrad Bukowiecki - Rekordowy polski wyrwidąb". Retrieved 2019-09-16.
4. "BUKOWIECKI IMPROVES TO 22.25M IN CHORZOW". Retrieved 2019-09-16.
5. "Konrad Bukowiecki bije kolejne rekordy. Bariera 22 metrów pokonana". Retrieved 2019-09-16.
6. "• Allyson Felix wins 400m, Bukowiecki Crushes 22-Metre Barrier at Kamila Skolimowska Memorial". Retrieved 2019-09-16.

External links

• Konrad Bukowiecki at World Athletics
• PZLA profile