Dawid Wegner

Dawid Wegner (born 23 April 2000) is a Polish track and field athlete who competes in the javelin.[1]

Dawid Wegner
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (2000-04-23) 23 April 2000
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Javelin: 82.21m (Gdańsk, 2023)

Career

From Nakło nad Notecią, he won the Polish U20 championships in the javelin and competed as a junior athlete at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships in Nairobi and the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås.[2]

In 2021, he qualified for the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where he finished fifth overall.[3][4]

In May 2023, Wegner improved his personal best to 80.10m in Kielce.[5] In June 2023, he threw a new personal best distance of 82.21 metres, in Gdańsk.[6] In July 2023, he finished as runner-up in the Polish national championships.[7]

He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, and threw 81.25 metres in the qualifying round.[8]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 4th Javelin throw (700g) 70.56 m
2019 European U20 Championships Borås, Sweden 13th (q) Javelin throw 70.43 m
2021 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 5th Javelin throw 77.17 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 9th Javelin throw 80.75 m

References
  1. "Dawid Wegner". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. "It's time for the U20 European Championship. Dawid Wegner will perform at the competition". naklo24.pl. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. "Dawid Wegner qualified for the European Championships". naklo24.pl. May 10, 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. "Dawid Wegner took 5th place at the U23 European Championships in Tallinn". zssms.edu.Gdańsk.pl. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. "DAWID WEGNER DRUGI W PRADZE". pzla.pl. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  6. Glowczynski, Jacek (June 11, 2023). "51. Memorial of Józef Żylewicz. Valuable results. Javelin throws over 80 meters". Trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  7. "Dawid Wegner is the vice-champion of Poland in the javelin throw". Kurier-nakielski.pl. July 30, 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. "The Olympic champion resigned, the defending champion failed. The Polish debutant impressed". sport.interia.pl. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.


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