Damian Czykier

Damian Czykier (pronounced [ˈdam.jan ˈt͡ʂɨ.kjɛr]; born 10 August 1992) is a Polish athlete specialising in the high hurdles.[3] He came fourth at the 2015 Summer Universiade and the 2016 European Championships.

Damian Czykier
Damian Czykier in 2015
Personal information
Born (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992
Białystok, Poland
EducationWarsaw University of Technology[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
ClubKS Podlasie Białystok
Coached byPaweł Rączka
Krzysztof Stanisławski[2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Poland
World Relays
2021 ChorzówShuttle Hurdle Relay
European Team Championships
2021 Chorzów110 hurdles
Summer Universiade
2017 Taipei110 m hurdles

His personal bests are 13.28 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.2 m/s, Bydgoszcz 2017) and 7.65 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Belgrade 2017). Both of his parents are former athletes; father Dariusz Czykier was a footballer while mother Elżbieta Stankiewicz a basketball player.[4]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 15th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.75
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 4th 110 m hurdles 13.72
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th 110 m hurdles 13.40
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.50
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.65
World Championships London, United Kingdom 14th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.42
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.56
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 21st (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.78
European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th 110 m hurdles 13.38
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 13th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.77
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.40
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 6th 60 m hurdles 7.63
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 18th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.63
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 15th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.61

References
  1. 2015 Universiade bio
  2. PZLA profile
  3. Damian Czykier at World Athletics
  4. Chrabałowski, Dariusz (3 July 2015). "Damian Czykier nie pójdzie w ślady swojego ojca. Młody płotkarz marzy o Igrzyskach Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Super Express. Retrieved 17 October 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.