Iga Baumgart-Witan

Iga Baumgart-Witan (born 11 April 1989) is a Polish sprinter.[3] She won two medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, gold with Polish mixed relay team and silver as a member of 4 × 400 metres relay team.[4][5]

Iga Baumgart-Witan
Baumgart-Witan in 2021
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989
Bydgoszcz, Poland[1]
EducationKazimierz Wielki University
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprinting
ClubBKS Bydgoszcz[2]
Coached byIwona Baumgart
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoMixed relay
2020 Tokyo4×400 m relay
World Championships
2019 Doha4×400 m relay
2017 London4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
2022 Belgrade4×400 m relay
European Championships
2018 Berlin4×400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
2017 Belgrade4×400 m relay
2019 Glasgow4×400 m relay
European Team Championships
2019 Bydgoszcz4×400 m relay

Baumgart-Witan also competed in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 12th (h) 400 m 54.69
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:39.26
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 18th (h) 400 m 54.97
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.49
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 18th (h) 400 m 54.53
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.42
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.17
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 13th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.15
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.75
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 5th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.79
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 28th (h) 400 m 52.02
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.72
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.28
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 14th (sf) 400 m 53.76
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.94
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.28
World Championships London, United Kingdom 15th (sf) 400 m 51.81
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.41
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 6th 400 m 52.46
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.75
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 5th 400 m 51.24
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.59
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 16th (sf) 400 m 53.83
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.77
World Championships Doha, Qatar 8th 400 m 51.29
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:21.89
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.53 NR
1st 4 × 400 m relay mixed 3:10.44 ER OR[n 1]
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.59
  1. Time from the heats; Baumgart-Witan was replaced in the final.

Personal bests
  • 200 metres – 23.77 (+2.0 m/s, Gdańsk 2012)
    • 200 metres indoor – 24.48 (Spała 2022)
  • 400 metres – 51.02 (Doha 2019[6])
    • 400 metres indoor – 51.91 (Toruń 2019)

References
  1. Sports Reference profile Archived 15 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. PZLA profile
  3. Iga Baumgart-Witan at World Athletics
  4. Tennery, Amy (31 July 2021). "Athletics-Poland win first 4x400m mixed relay gold". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  5. Phillips, Mitch (7 August 2021). "Athletics-Eleven medals for Felix as stellar U.S. team take 4x400m glory". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. "400 Metres Summary | IAAF World Athletics Championships, DOHA 2019".
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