Paweł Wojciechowski (pole vaulter)

Paweł Wojciechowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpavɛw vɔi̯t͡ɕɛˈxɔfski]; born 6 June 1989) is a Polish pole vaulter. He won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.

Paweł Wojciechowski

Wojciechowski at the Pedro's Cup Łódź 2016
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	6 June 1989 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb) (2012)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole vault
Club	Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland World Championships 2011 Daegu Pole vault 2015 Beijing Pole vault European Championships 2014 Zürich Pole vault European Indoor Championships 2019 Glasgow Pole vault 2017 Belgrade Pole vault Military World Games 2011 Rio de Janeiro Pole vault 2019 Wuhan Pole vault 2015 Mungyeong Pole vault European U23 Championships 2011 Ostrava pole vault World Junior Championships 2008 Bydgoszcz Pole vault

Career

Wojciechowski's first major success was the silver medal at the IAAF 12th World Junior Championships in Athletics held in July 2008 in Bydgoszcz, with the result 5.40 m (17 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in), being until then his personal best.[1] He is an athlete of the Zawisza Bydgoszcz club. His coach is Roman Dakiniewicz.

In March 2009 it was announced, that Wojciechowski would be admitted to take practices in May 2009 with Vitaly Petrov, the pole vault coach of Sergey Bubka and Yelena Isinbayeva.[2] He improved his best mark to 5.86 m at the Flanders Indoor Meeting in February 2011 to break Mirosław Chmara's Polish indoor record, which had stood for 22 years.[3]

Wojciechowski was the surprise winner at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, but he fared less well at the 2012 Summer Olympics, failing to record a mark in qualifying. He missed the 2013 season due to injury and did not defend his world title as a result. In 2014 he returned to form at the Orléans leg of the Perche Elite Tour, winning with a clearance of 5.76 m (18 ft 10 ³⁄₄ in) (his best since 2011).[4] In 2015, he cleared 5.85 m to win bronze at the World Championships.

In 2017, he improved his personal best to 5.93 m.[5]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	16th (q)	4.75 m
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	5.40 m (PB)
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	5.71 m
	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	1st	5.70 m (PB)
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	1st	5.90 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	Qual.	NM
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	12th	5.40 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	2nd	5.70 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	3rd	5.80 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7th	5.30 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	16th (q)	5.45 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	5.85 m (SB)
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	5th	5.75 m
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	13th	5.60 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	5.80 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	1st	5.90 m (PB)
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	13th (q)	5.70 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 5.93 m (Lausanne 2017) NR

Indoor

• 5.90 m (Glasgow 2019)

References

1. "Bydgoszcz Web Site – Srebro dla bydgoszczanina". Bydgoszcz.eu. 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
2. (in Polish)
3. Records for Wojciechowski and Bolshakova in Gent Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2011-02-14). Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
4. Mulkeen, Jon (2014-01-19). Wojciechowski returns with victory in Orleans – indoor round-up. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-23.
5. "IAAF: Paweł WOJCIECHOWSKI | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-03-26.

External links

• Paweł Wojciechowski at World Athletics
• Paweł Wojciechowski at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Pawel Wojciechowski at the International Olympic Committee