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Paweł Fajdek
Five-time World Champion in the hammer throw, Polish record holder. At the Olympic Games in Tokyo (2021) he won a bronze medal. For several years he was under the care of Czesław Cybulski, and now he is trained by Szymon Ziółkowski. He took part in the meeting in Poznań three times and is the record holder of the stadium in Golęcin. From his previous starts in Poznań, the fans certainly remember the exciting duels with Wojciech Nowicki.
Anita Włodarczyk
Three-time Olympic Champion, four-time World Champion and multiple World, European and national record holder in the hammer throw. In the years 2005-2009 she was under the care of coach Czesław Cybulski, currently she trains under the wings of Croatian Ivica Jakelić. She will perform at the meeting in Poznań for the first time, but before that she shot at Golęcin during the 97th PZLA Polish Championship.
Pia Skrzyszowska
European Champion in the 100m hurdles and European Vice-Champion in the 4 × 100m relay in Munich (2022). Polish representative at the Olympic Games in Tokyo (2021). Since 2019, she has been a player of AZS-AWF Warszawa, and her father, Jarosław Skrzyszowski, is her coach. At Golęcin in Poznań, she celebrated the Polish Championship at 100m in 2021 and the triumph at the Poznań Athletics Grand Prix in 2022 at 100m hurdles.
Wojciech Nowicki
Olympic champion in Tokyo, bronze medalist of the Olympic Games in Rio, four-time World Championship medalist and two-time European champion. In 2021, Joanna Fiodorow became his coach. He will come to Poznań's Golęcin for the third time. In 2019 and 2021 he won the hammer throw competition, this year he will try to repeat it.
Malwina Kopron
Bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics (2021), bronze medalist at the World Championships in London (2017) and multiple medalist at the Polish Championships. She was a student under Czesław Cybulski, and took her first steps in athletics under the guidance of her grandfather Witold Kopron, who still takes care of the athlete. Her personal best of 76.85 meters is the second best in the Polish historical tables. She has triumphed twice in the meeting on Golęcin.
Piotr Lisek
Indoor European Champion in Belgrade (2017), multimedalist of the World and European Championships. This year, he added silver to his rich collection of medals at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul (2023). He is the Polish record holder in the pole vault with an amazing result of 6.02 m, achieved in 2019. Triple participant of the Poznań meeting, undefeated at Golęcin. His coach is Marcin Szczepan
Patryk Wykrota
Bronze medalist at the European Championships in Munich (2022) in the 4 x 100m relay, medalist at the Polish Championships. He specializes in sprint running, and will make his second start at the meeting on Golęcin over 200m. Fans from Wielkopolska will certainly squeeze their fingers tightly for the representative of the KS Stal LA Ostrów Wielkopolski club.
Anna Wielgosz
Bronze medalist at the European Championships in Munich (2022), Olympian from Tokyo (2021) and multiple Polish Champion. Ahead of this year's season, one of Poland's most successful middle-distance runners shared her experience with Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz - Zawadzka, with whom she will face competition during the Poznań 800-meter run.
Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz-Zawadzka
European Champion in Berlin (2018) and World Vice-Champion in Doha (2019) in the 4x400m relay. Olympian from London (2012) and Rio de Janeiro (2016). A member of the legendary "Matusinski's Angels" team. Patrycja has been associated with our meeting from the very beginning, twice competing in it and supporting the organization of the event. This year Patrycja is trying her hand at the 800m distance, which is new for her.
Raphael Holzdeppe
The German representative has the title of World Champion from Moscow (2013), at the next championships in Beijing he reached for silver. His best result at the Olympic Games was achieved in London, where he stood on the lowest step of the podium. He repeatedly competed with Piotr Lisek and Paweł Wojciechowski.
Martyna Galant
Bronze medalist of the European Atletics U23 Championships at 1500 m in Bydgoszcz (2017), medalist of the Polish Championships in middle-distance running. She made her debut at the Olympic Games in Tokyo (2021). The Polish Indoor Champion at 1500 m from this year trains every day at the OŚ AZS Poznań club under the supervision of Jacek Kostrzeba. In the Memorial of Czesław Cybulski, she will start at distance of 1500 meters.
Marcin Wrotyński
A medalist of the Polish Hammer Throw Championships, who successfully practiced shot put at the beginning of his career. His best result - 77.01 - was achieved in the previous season in Poznań. During the Czesław Cybulski Memorial, he will perform the honors of the "host" because he is a athlete of the OŚ AZS Poznań club.
More names of the stars of the Czesław Cybulski Memorial will be announced soon.
