Paweł Fajdek
Paweł Fajdek in 2015 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Polish |
Born |
Świebodzice, Poland | 4 June 1989
Education | Academy of Sport Education in Warsaw |
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 128 kg (282 lb) (2012) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Hammer throw |
Club | Agros Zamość |
Medal record
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Paweł Fajdek (born 4 June 1989) is a Polish hammer thrower with personal best 83.93 metres (9 August 2015, Janusz Kusociński Memorial in Szczecin). He is a two time World Champion in the event.
Career
Fajdek represented Poland at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, finishing just off the podium in 4th despite throwing a new Polish junior record of 75.31 metres with the 6 kg under-20 implement.[1] In 2009, his first year as a senior, Fajdek placed 8th at the European U23 Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania with a throw of 68.70 metres.[2] Fajdek placed 3rd at the Polish Championships that year with a mark of 70.86, behind former Olympic and World Champion Szymon Ziółkowski and a returning Wojciech Kondratowicz.[3] In 2010 he grabbed another national bronze, this time with a throw of 73.85 metres; later that year, he improved his personal best to 76.07, good enough for 35th in the world.[4][5]
Fajdek continued to improve in 2011, finishing second at the European Team Championships in Stockholm with a new personal best of 76.98 metres.[6] He improved further to 78.13 at Madrid, beating among others the reigning Olympic Champion, Primož Kozmus of Slovenia.[7] He was an overwhelming winner at the European U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, beating second placer Javier Cienfuegos by five and a half metres to record yet another personal best of 78.54.[8] He also dominated his speciality at the World University Games in Shenzhen, winning the gold with 78.14, more than four metres ahead of silver medallist Marcel Lomnický;[9] a week later at the World Championships in Daegu, however, he only managed 75.20 and finished eleventh.[10]
Fajdek first broke 80 metres at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting in May 2012, finishing second to Hungary's World silver medallist Krisztián Pars.[11][12] In his next competition at Montreuil he threw yet another personal best of 81.39, this time beating Pars.[13]
Fajdek is currently coached by Czesław Cybulski, who has also coached Ziółkowski and Anita Włodarczyk.[8][14]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Poland | |||||
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 75.31 m |
2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 8th | Hammer throw | 68.70 m |
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 1st | Hammer throw | 78.54 m |
Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 1st | Hammer throw | 78.14 m | |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 11th | Hammer throw | 75.20 m | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | – | Hammer throw | NM |
2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 1st | Hammer throw | 79.99 m |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 1st | Hammer throw | 81.97 m | |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 2nd | Hammer throw | 82.05 m |
2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 1st | Hammer throw | 80.05 m |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 1st | Hammer throw | 80.88 m |
References
- ↑ "Hammer Throw (6kg) – M Final". IAAF. 2008-07-12. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ↑ "European Athletics Result Service". European Athletic Association/Tilastopaja. 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ↑ "Trzeci dzień Mistrzostw Polski w Bydgoszczy" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ↑ "86. Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorów BIELSKO-BIAŁA, 8–10 lipca 2010" (in Polish). Magazyn Lekkoatletyczny. 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ↑ "2010 Toplists ht m". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ↑ "European Athletics Result Service". EAA/Tilastopaja. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ↑ "2011 Results" (PDF). Meeting Madrid 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- 1 2 "MME W OSTRAWIE: PETARDA FAJDEK!" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ↑ "RESULTS" (PDF). 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ↑ "Hammer Throw – M Final". IAAF. 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ↑ "Polak drugi na świecie w rzucie młotem" (in Polish). rp.pl. 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ↑ "OSTRAVA GOLDEN SPIKE : Results". Zlatá Tretra Meeting. 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ↑ "Paweł Fajdek z rekordem! Rewelacyjny wynik Polaka w rzucie młotem!" (in Polish). sport.pl. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ↑ "Czesław Cybulski Anita Włodarczyk" (in Polish). MistrzowieSportu.pl. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
External links
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