Łukasz Michalski
Polish pole vaulter
Łukasz Michalski in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Poland | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988 (age 35) Bydgoszcz, Poland | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) (2012) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||
Club | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Łukasz Michalski (born 2 August 1988 in Bydgoszcz) is a retired Polish pole vaulter. His biggest achievement is the fourth place at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu with the personal best of 5.85 metres. He also won the gold medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade and was a finalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
In July 2014, he married Polish triple jumper Anna Jagaciak.[1] Michalski officially ended his sporting career in 2015 to concentrate on his work as a doctor.[2]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 4th | 5.15 m | |
2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 8th | 5.30 m | |
2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 3rd | 5.45 m | |
2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 6th | 5.61 m | |
European Team Championships | Leiria, Portugal | 3rd | 5.70 m | ||
European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 5th | 5.50 m | ||
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 20th (q) | 5.40 m | ||
2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 9th | 5.45 m | |
European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | 5.65 m | ||
2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 1st | 5.75 m | |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 4th | 5.85 m (PB) | ||
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 11th | 5.50 m |
References
- Łukasz Michalski at World Athletics
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Summer Universiade champions in men's pole vault
- 1959: Noriaki Yasuda (JPN)
- 1961: Dimitar Khlebarov (BUL)
- 1963: Hennadiy Bleznitsov (URS)
- 1965: John Pennel (USA)
- 1967: Heinfried Engel (FRG)
- 1970: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1973–1975: François Tracanelli (FRA)
- 1977–1979: Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL)
- 1981–1983: Konstantin Volkov (URS)
- 1985: Radion Gataullin (URS)
- 1987: Viktor Spasov (URS)
- 1989: Bernhard Zintl (FRG)
- 1991–1995: István Bagyula (HUN)
- 1997: Khalid Lachheb (FRA)
- 1999: Richard Spiegelburg (GER)
- 2001: Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
- 2003: Oleksandr Korchmid (UKR)
- 2005: Björn Otto (GER)
- 2007: Alexander Straub (GER)
- 2009: Aleksandr Gripich (RUS)
- 2011: Łukasz Michalski (POL)
- 2013: Sam Kendricks (USA)
- 2015: Nikita Filippov (KAZ)
- 2017: Diogo Ferreira (POR)
- 2019: Ernest Obiena (PHI)
- 2021: Urho Kujanpää (FIN)
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