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Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik (Polish pronunciation: [mawɡɔˈʐata ˈxɔwup kɔˈvalik]; born 30 October 1992) is a Polish sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. [4] She won two medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, gold with Polish mixed 4 × 400 metres relay team and silver as a member of women's 4 × 400 metres relay team. [5] [6]
Hołub-Kowalik represented her country at two outdoor and two indoor World Championships winning a silver medal in the relay at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Her personal bests in the event are 51.18 seconds outdoors ( Lublin 2018) and 52.57 seconds indoors ( Toruń 2018).
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing 
Poland
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| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:42.70 |
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.35 |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 4th | 400 m | 52.28 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.74 | |||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 8th (h) [7] | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.75 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 14th (h) | 400 m | 53.07 |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.89 | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.37 | |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th | 400 m | 51.84 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.73 | |||
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 11th (h) | 400 m | 53.31 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.90 | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.30 | |
| Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m | 51.93 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.98 | |||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 25th (h) | 400 m | 51.74 | |
| 15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.83 | |||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 6th (sf) | 400 m | 52.73 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.15 | |||
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5th | 400 m | 51.89 | |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.60 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19th (sf) | 400 m | 51.93 | |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.28 | |||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | 400 m | 54.29 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.94 | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.28 | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 28th (h) | 400 m | 52.26 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.41 | |||
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | 400 m | 51.76 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.75 | |||
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.09 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 51.74 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.59 | |||
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.77 |
| World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.49 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:21.89 | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.94 |
| World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.81 | |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.53 NR | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m mixed | 3:10.44 ER OR [n 1] | |||
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.34 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.05 | |
- ^ Time from the heats; Hołub-Kowalik was replaced in the final.
- ^ Polish 2016 Olympic team at the Polish Olympic Committee website
- ^ 2017 Universiade profile
- ^ PZLA profile
- ^ "Małgorzata Hołub". IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ Tennery, Amy (31 July 2021). "Athletics-Poland win first 4x400m mixed relay gold". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Phillips, Mitch (7 August 2021). "Athletics-Eleven medals for Felix as stellar U.S. team take 4x400m glory". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ After disqualification of Russia
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at World Athletics
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at European Athletics
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at Diamond League
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at the Polish Athletic Association (in Polish)
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at Olympics.com
European Athletics Championships champions in women's
4 × 400 metres relay | |
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European Indoor Champions in women's
4 × 400 metres relay | |
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Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Polish female sprinters
- Sportspeople from Koszalin
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Poland
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Poland
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Poland
- Polish Athletics Championships winners
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic gold medalists for Poland
- Olympic silver medalists for Poland
- European Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century Polish sportswomen
- Military World Games gold medalists for Poland
- Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
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| Birth name | Małgorzata Hołub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Małgorzata Natalia Hołub-Kowalik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 October 1992 Koszalin, Poland [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Koszalin University of Technology [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | KL Bałtyk Koszalin [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Zbigniew Maksymiuk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik (Polish pronunciation: [mawɡɔˈʐata ˈxɔwup kɔˈvalik]; born 30 October 1992) is a Polish sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. [4] She won two medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, gold with Polish mixed 4 × 400 metres relay team and silver as a member of women's 4 × 400 metres relay team. [5] [6]
Hołub-Kowalik represented her country at two outdoor and two indoor World Championships winning a silver medal in the relay at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Her personal bests in the event are 51.18 seconds outdoors ( Lublin 2018) and 52.57 seconds indoors ( Toruń 2018).
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing
Poland
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| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:42.70 |
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.35 |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 4th | 400 m | 52.28 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.74 | |||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 8th (h) [7] | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.75 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 14th (h) | 400 m | 53.07 |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.89 | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.37 | |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th | 400 m | 51.84 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.73 | |||
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 11th (h) | 400 m | 53.31 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.90 | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.30 | |
| Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m | 51.93 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.98 | |||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 25th (h) | 400 m | 51.74 | |
| 15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.83 | |||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 6th (sf) | 400 m | 52.73 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.15 | |||
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5th | 400 m | 51.89 | |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.60 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19th (sf) | 400 m | 51.93 | |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.28 | |||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | 400 m | 54.29 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.94 | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.28 | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 28th (h) | 400 m | 52.26 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.41 | |||
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | 400 m | 51.76 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.75 | |||
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.09 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 51.74 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.59 | |||
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.77 |
| World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.49 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:21.89 | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.94 |
| World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.81 | |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.53 NR | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m mixed | 3:10.44 ER OR [n 1] | |||
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.34 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.05 | |
- ^ Time from the heats; Hołub-Kowalik was replaced in the final.
- ^ Polish 2016 Olympic team at the Polish Olympic Committee website
- ^ 2017 Universiade profile
- ^ PZLA profile
- ^ "Małgorzata Hołub". IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ Tennery, Amy (31 July 2021). "Athletics-Poland win first 4x400m mixed relay gold". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Phillips, Mitch (7 August 2021). "Athletics-Eleven medals for Felix as stellar U.S. team take 4x400m glory". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ After disqualification of Russia
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at World Athletics
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at European Athletics
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at Diamond League
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at the Polish Athletic Association (in Polish)
- Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik at Olympics.com
European Athletics Championships champions in women's
4 × 400 metres relay | |
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European Indoor Champions in women's
4 × 400 metres relay | |
|---|---|
|
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Polish female sprinters
- Sportspeople from Koszalin
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Poland
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Poland
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Poland
- Polish Athletics Championships winners
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic gold medalists for Poland
- Olympic silver medalists for Poland
- European Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century Polish sportswomen
- Military World Games gold medalists for Poland
- Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field)