Jakub Szymański (athlete)

Jakub Szymański (born 22 July 2002) is a Polish athlete competing in the sprint hurdles.[2] He won a bronze medal at the 2021 World U20 Championships.

Jakub Szymański
Jakub Szymański in 2024
Personal information
Born (2002-07-22) 22 July 2002 (age 22)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)60 m hurdles, 110 m hurdles
ClubSKLA Sopot[1]
Coached byBernard Werner[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Istanbul 60 m hurdles
World Athletics U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Nairobi 110 m hurdles
Polish Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Suwałki 110 m hurdles
Polish Indoor Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Toruń 60 m hurdles

His personal bests are 13.45 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.9 m/s, Warsaw 2024) and 7.46 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Glasgow 2024), also Polish record.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Poland
2021 European U20 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 4th 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 13.43
World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 3rd 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 13.43
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 13th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.59
European Championships Munich, Germany 13th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.66
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd 60 m hurdles 7.56
European U23 Championships Espoo, Finland 6th 110 m hurdles 13.65
World University Games Chengdu, China 9th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.70
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 27th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.65
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th 60 m hurdles 7.53
European Championships Rome, Italy 1st (h) 110 m hurdles 13.531
Olympic Games Paris, France 13th (rep) 110 m hurdles 13.63

1Disqualified in the semifinals

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jakub SZYMAŃSKI". statystyka.PZLA.pl (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Jakub Szymański at World Athletics
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