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Janusz Kusociński Memorial

The Janusz Kusociński Memorial (Polish: Memoriał Janusza Kusocińskiego) is an annual track and field meeting at different venues in Poland, in recent times at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland.

Janusz Kusociński Memorial
Silesian Stadium
DateJune–August
LocationChorzów, Poland Poland
Event typeTrack and field
Established1954
Official siteJanusz Kusociński Memorial
Jamaican sprinter Michael Frater receiving a garland at the 2010 event

The meeting was first held in 1954 in memory of the Polish runner Janusz Kusociński, the 1932 Olympic champion over 10,000 metres,[1] who was killed on 21 June 1940 during the German AB-Aktion Operation.[2] The event was located at the 10th-Anniversary Stadium in Warsaw for much of its early history. Later on, the meet venue changed to a rotational basis and the memorial was held in cities such as Lublin, Bydgoszcz, Poznań, Szczecin and most recently Chorzów. In 2022 the meeting was part of the 2022 World Athletics Continental Tour on gold level.

From its inception to the present day, the Janusz Kusociński Memorial has attracted world record holders and Olympic medallists. Initially attracting top Eastern European athletes (including Soviet Olympic champion Vladimir Kuts at the first competition), Frenchman Michel Jazy, American Bill Nieder, and China's Ni Zhiqin were among the participants in its first decade. The 1970s saw runners Ron Clarke and Filbert Bayi compete, while the 1980s featured performers including Wolfgang Schmidt and Sergey Bubka. Among the world record breakers to appear at the memorial in the 1990s were Svetlana Masterkova, Wilson Kipketer and Jan Železný. Numerous Olympic, World and European Championship level athletes continue to take part on an annual basis.[3]

Each edition features a long-distance memorial race. This event has been dominated by East African athletes in the last decade. In addition to the memorial race, the meeting typically has high calibre performances in the throwing events.[4][5]

The meeting, which holds European Athletics Outdoor Meetings status,[6] is among the foremost Polish track and field competitions, alongside the annual Pedro's Cup events.

Meet records edit

Men edit

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Venue Ref
100 m 10.00 (+2.0 m/s) Marian Woronin   Poland 1984 Warsaw [7]
200 m 20.06 Silvio Leonard   Cuba 1978 [7]
400 m 44.47 Isaac Makwala   Botswana 20 June 2021 Chorzów [8]
800 m 1:43.66 Alberto Juantorena   Cuba 1977 [7]
1500 m 3:35.77 Nicholas Kemboi   Kenya 2010 Warsaw [7]
3000 m 7:43.67 Sammy Kipketer   Kenya 1999 [7]
5000 m 13:31:09 Hansjörg Kunze   East Germany 1979 [7]
10000 m 28:41.02 Ryszard Kopijasz   Poland 1980 [7]
Marathon 2:36:06 Józef Russek   Poland 1956 [7]
110 m hurdles 13.25 (+0.5 m/s) Sergey Shubenkov   Russia Chorzów
13.25 (+1.0 m/s) Orlando Ortega   Spain 25 August 2020 Chorzów [9]
400 m hurdles 49.00 Kemel Thompson   Jamaica 2000 [7]
3000 m steeplechase 8:21.2 Bronisław Malinowski   Poland 1974 [7]
High jump 2.36 m Artur Partyka   Poland 1996 [7]
Pole vault 5.92 m Chris Nilsen   United States 5 June 2022 Chorzów [10]
Long jump 8.37 m James Beckford   Jamaica 2007 [7]
Triple jump 17.48 m Danil Burkenya   Russia 2007 [7]
Shot put 22.31 m Tomas Walsh   New Zealand 5 June 2022 Chorzów [11]
Discus throw 68.50 m Virgilijus Alekna   Lithuania 21 July 2012 Szczecin [12]
Hammer throw 83.93 m Paweł Fajdek   Poland 9 August 2015 Szczecin [13]
Javelin throw 91.50 m Jan Železný   Czech Republic 1994 [7]
Decathlon 8118 pts Ryszard Skowronek   Poland 1973 [7]
Mile walk 5:35.49 Maher Ben Hlima   Poland 4 June 2023 Chorzów [14]
5000 m walk (track) 18:41.79 Robert Korzeniowski   Poland 1997 [7]
10000 m walk (track) 40:32.8 Daniel Bautista   Mexico 1978 [7]
20 km walk (road) 1:20.52 Zdzisław Szlapkin   Poland 1988
Robert Korzeniowski   Poland 1995 [7]
4 × 100 m relay 38.65 Zbigniew Tulin
Łukasz Chyła
Marcin Jędrusiński
Marcin Urbaś 		  Poland 2004 [7]
4 × 400 m relay 3:06.6   Great Britain 1964 [7]

Women edit

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Venue Ref
100 m 11.03 (-0.7 m/s) Marie-Josée Ta Lou   Ivory Coast 4 June 2023 Chorzów [15]
11.03 (+0.4 m/s) Ewa Swoboda   Poland 4 June 2023 Chorzów [16]
200 m 22.61 Ewa Kasprzyk   Poland 1985 Warsaw [7]
400 m 49.75 Irena Szewińska   Poland 1976 Bydgoszcz [7]
600 m 1:25.04 Joanna Jóźwik   Poland 9 August 2015 Szczecin [17]
800 m 1:56.2 Anita Weiß   East Germany 1978 [7]
1500 m 3:54.01 Gudaf Tsegay   Ethiopia 20 June 2021 Chorzów [18]
3000 m 9:07.57 Purity Rionoripo   Kenya 21 July 2012 Szczecin [12]
100 m hurdles 12.36 (+1.9 m/s) Grażyna Rabsztyn   Poland 12 June 1980 Warsaw [7]
400 m hurdles 54.73 Vania Stambolova   Bulgaria 2011 Szczecin [7]
3000 m steeplechase 9:39.51 Mercy Wanjiku   Kenya 2010 Warsaw [7]
High jump 1.99 m Kamila Lićwinko   Poland 18 June 2016 Szczecin [19]
Pole vault 4.70 m Svetlana Feofanova   Russia 2011 Szczecin [7]
Long jump 6.91 m Agata Karczmarek   Poland 1996 [7]
Triple jump 14.50 m Olha Saladukha   Ukraine 2010 Warsaw [7]
Shot put 21.41 m Helena Fibingerová   Czechoslovakia 1980 Warsaw [7]
Discus throw 66.58 m Ilke Wyludda   Germany 1995 [7]
Hammer throw 79.61 m Anita Włodarczyk   Poland 18 June 2016 Szczecin [20]
Javelin throw 56.72 m Barbara Madejczyk   Poland 21 July 2012 Szczecin [12]
Mile walk (track) 6:27.76 Olga Chojecka   Poland 4 June 2023 Chorzów [21]
3000 m walk (track) 13:01.72 Katarzyna Mosio   Poland 1992 [7]
5000 m walk (track) 26:10.5 Agnieszka Wyszyńska   Poland 1981 [7]
10000 m walk (track) 43:28 Katarzyna Radtke   Poland 1995 [7]
4 × 100 m relay 43.58   Poland 1999 [7]
4 × 400 m relay 3:34.0   Poland 1972 [7]

References edit

  1. ^ Wilson Kipketer to make season debut in Kusocinski Memorial. IAAF (2003-06-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
  2. ^ KUSOCIŃSKI JANUSZ TADEUSZ (1907-1940) Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish). Polish Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
  3. ^ Gwiazdy Memoriału (in Polish). Kusocinki. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
  4. ^ Jackowski, Pawel (2006-06-18). Throws steal the spotlight in Warsaw - Kusocinski Memorial report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
  5. ^ Grinberg, Daniel (2009-06-08). Throwers dominate 55th Kusocinski Memorial. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
  6. ^ Wlodarczyk returns to action at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial in Szczecin. European Athletics (2011-06-24). Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Rekordy Memoriału. kusocinski.mosrir.szczecin.pl. Retrieved on 23 July 2012.
  8. ^ Jon Mulkeen (20 June 2021). "Tsegay and Dobek cruise to lifetime bests in Chorzow". IAAF. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ^ Jon Mulkeen (25 August 2020). "Vetter beyond 90 metres again in Chorzow". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  10. ^ Chris Broadbent (5 June 2022). "Nowicki clinches last-gasp hammer win with world-leading 81.58m in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  11. ^ Chris Broadbent (5 June 2022). "Nowicki clinches last-gasp hammer win with world-leading 81.58m in Silesia". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "Janusz Kusociński Memorial 2012 Results". EAA. 21 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  13. ^ Phil Minshull (9 August 2015). "Fajdek throws 83.93m in Szczecin". IAAF. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Mile Walk Result" (PDF), kusocinski.domtel-sport.pl, 4 June 2023, retrieved 17 September 2023
  15. ^ "100m Heat B Result" (PDF), kusocinski.domtel-sport.pl, 4 June 2023, retrieved 17 September 2023
  16. ^ "100m Heat B Result" (PDF), kusocinski.domtel-sport.pl, 4 June 2023, retrieved 17 September 2023
  17. ^ Phil Minshull (9 August 2015). "Fajdek throws 83.93m in Szczecin". IAAF. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  18. ^ Jon Mulkeen (20 June 2021). "Tsegay and Dobek cruise to lifetime bests in Chorzow". IAAF. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  19. ^ Phil Minshull (18 June 2016). "Wlodarczyk throws 79.61m in Szczecin, Licwinko over world-leading 1.99m". IAAF. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  20. ^ Phil Minshull (18 June 2016). "Wlodarczyk throws 79.61m in Szczecin, Licwinko over world-leading 1.99m". IAAF. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  21. ^ "Mile Walk Result" (PDF), kusocinski.domtel-sport.pl, 4 June 2023, retrieved 17 September 2023

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