Kamila Lićwinko
Kamila Lićwinko (née Stepaniuk; born 22 March 1986) is a Polish retired track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump.
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Kamila Stepaniuk |
Born | Bielsk Podlaski, Poland | 22 March 1986
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | High jump |
College team | College of Physical Education and Tourism in Białystok |
Club | Podlasie Białystok |
Coached by | Janusz Kuczyński (–2011) Michał Lićwinko (2011–) |
Medal record |
International
Her personal bests in the event are 1.99 metres outdoors (2013, 2015, 2016) and 2.02 metres indoors (2015). Both are current Polish national records. She won the gold medal at the 2014 World Indoor Championship ex aequo with Mariya Kuchina.[1]
In 2015, the Pole finished 4th at the World Championships with a 1.99 m's jump, equalling her own-shared national record. Mariya Kuchina of Russia took the gold (2.01 m), Croatia's Blanka Vlašić the silver (2.01 m) and Kuchina's compatriot Anna Chicherova the bronze (2.01 m).
In March 2016, she could not retain her world indoor title, taking the bronze medal on countback in Portland behind Vashti Cunningham (gold) and Ruth Beitia (silver). On 18 June, Kamila Lićwinko jumped a new World Lead of 1.99 m (=NR) in Szczecin, before failing three time at 2.01 m.
As the captain of the Polish team, she received the gold medal at 2021 European Athletics Team Championships.
Competition record
Personal life
In 2013 she married Michał Lićwinko, who is also her coach. On 12 February 2015, she was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit by President Bronisław Komorowski. In February 2018 she announced her career suspension because of pregnancy.[2]
State awards
- 2015 Gold Cross of Merit
References
- Kacper Suchecki, Tadeusz Kądziela (8 March 2014). "Kamila Lićwinko mistrzynią świata! "Poprosiłam sędziego o uznanie ex-aequo"". sport.pl. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- "Kamila Lićwinko zawiesza karierę z powodu ciąży". interia.pl. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
External links
- Kamila Lićwinko at World Athletics
- Kamila Lićwinko at European Athletics
- Kamila Lićwinko at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)
- Kamila Lićwinko at Olympedia
- Kamila Lićwinko at Olympics.com
- Kamila Lićwinko at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)