Wojciech Nowicki

Wojciech Nowicki

Wojciech Nowicki in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1989-02-22) 22 February 1989 Białystok, Poland
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	128 kg (282 lb)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Podlasie Białystok (2008–)
Coached by	Malwina Sobierajska-Wojtulewicz (2016–)
Medal record Representing Poland Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Hammer throw World Championships 2015 Beijing Hammer throw 2017 London Hammer throw 2019 Doha Hammer throw European Championships 2018 Berlin Hammer throw 2016 Amsterdam Hammer throw European Team Championships 2019 Bydgoszcz Hammer throw Military World Games 2019 Wuhan Hammer throw

Wojciech Nowicki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔjtɕɛx nɔˈvitskʲi]; born 22 February 1989) is a Polish hammer thrower. He won bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2015 and 2017 World Championships. His personal best in the event is 80.47 metres set in Białystok in 2017.

Career

Nowicki achieved his personal best, 78.71 metres, on 3 May 2015. In August of the same year, he won the bronze medal in the hammer throw event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.

In July 2016, Nowicki took bronze at the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In August, he was awarded the bronze medal in the hammer throw at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Poland
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	5th	Hammer throw	72.20 m
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	5th	Hammer throw	75.32 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	3rd	Hammer throw	78.55 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd	Hammer throw	77.53 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	Hammer throw	77.73 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	3rd	Hammer throw	78.03 m
2018	Athletics World Cup	London, United Kingdom	1st	Hammer throw	77.94 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	Hammer throw	80.12 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	Hammer throw	77.69 m
	Military World Games	Wuhan, China	1st	Hammer throw	77.38 m

External links

• Wojciech Nowicki at World Athletics
• Wojciech Nowicki at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)