# Polish Athletics Championships

The Polish Athletics Championships (Polish: Mistrzostwa Polski seniorów w lekkoatletyce) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Polish Athletic Association (PZLA), which serves as the Polish national championship for the sport. It is typically held as a three-day event in the Polish summer, ranging from late June to early August. The venue of the championships changes annually.
Following the establishment of the PZLA in 1919, the national championships was first held in 1920 as a men-only event. The first two championships were held in Lviv (now in Ukraine) as this city was the headquarters of the national sports body and home to the only modern athletics stadium in the country. Women's events were included shortly after in 1922. The women's championships were contested separately from the men's from 1925 to 1949 (1945–46 excepted). The championships has been contested every year since its inception, bar a brief period from 1940 to 1944 when World War II led to abandonment of the competition.

## Events

The current track and field programme features a total of 40 individual Polish Championship athletics events, divided evenly between the sexes.

### Track running

* 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres

### Obstacle events

* 100 metres hurdles (women only), 110 metres hurdles (men only), 400 metres hurdles, 3000 metres steeplechase

### Jumping events

* Pole vault, high jump, long jump, triple jump

### Throwing events

* Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw

### Combined events

* Decathlon (men only), heptathlon (women only)
The competition has featured more unusual events, such as the grenade throw for men in 1951 and both men and women in 1952. Men competed in the standing long jump at the 1920 and 1921 editions. This event had a longer history in the women's programme, lasting from 1927 to 1947. A men's 200 metres hurdles was first contested in1 1953 but stopped after 1963. Women contested that event in 1970 and 1971. A few events were unique to women, including the 60 metres (held from 1922 to 1950), a 250 m (1924 to 1926), a 1000 m in 1926 and 1927, and a 500 m from 1949 to 1951.
The women's programme expanded inline with international acceptance of women's athletics. The women's 1500 metres was added in 1969 and the 400 m hurdles followed the year after. The women's 3000 metres was introduced in 1973 and contested up to 1994. The women's equivalents of the men's standard 5000 m and 10,000 m were added in 1984. The 80 metres hurdles was combined with the 100 metres hurdles at the 1968 championships, before the longer distance replaced it the following year. Later additions to the women's programme were triple jump (1991), pole vault and hammer throw (1995) and the steeplechase (1999).
Championship events are held at different locations for combined track and field events, road running and walks, and cross country running.

## Editions

| Edition | Location | Dates | Venue |
| 1920 | Lviv | 16–18 July | Stadion Pogoni Lwów |
| 1921 | Lviv | 13–15 August | Stadion Pogoni Lwów |
| 1922 | Warsaw | 30 September–1 October | Park Sobieskiego |
| 1923 | Warsaw | 25–26 August | Park Sobieskiego |
| 1924 | Warsaw | 6–8 September | Park Sobieskiego |
| 1925 | Kraków Warsaw | 14–16 August (men) 17–18 July (women) | Stadion Wisły Kraków Park Sobieskiego |
| 1926 | Warsaw | 13–15 August (men) 7–8 August (women) | Park Sobieskiego |
| 1927 | Warsaw Poznań | 10–12 July (men) 16–17 July (women) | Park Sobieskiego Stadion Warty Poznań |
| 1928 | Warsaw Kraków | 31 August–2 September (men) 1–2 September (women) | Park Sobieskiego Stadion Wisły Kraków |
| 1929 | Poznań Warsaw | 5–7 July (men) 12–14 July (women) | Stadion Miejski Park Sobieskiego |
| 1930 | Warsaw Bydgoszcz | 12–13 July (men) 26–27 July (women) | Park Sobieskiego Stadion Szkoły Oficerskiej |
| 1931 | Królewska Huta Warsaw | 11–12 July (men) 18–19 July (women) | Stadion Miejski Park Sobieskiego |
| 1932 | Warsaw Łódź | 25–26 June (men) 18–19 June (women) | Stadion Wojska Polskiego Stadion ŁKS-u |
| 1933 | Bydgoszcz Królewska Huta | 1–2 July (men) 15–16 July (women) | Stadion Miejski Stadion Miejski |
| 1934 | Poznań Warsaw | 5–7 July (men) 7–8 July (women) | Stadion Miejski Park Sobieskiego |
| 1935 | Białystok Kraków | 6–7 July (men) 13–14 July (women) | Stadion „Zwierzyniec” Stadion Wisły Kraków |
| 1936 | Wilno Łódź | 26–27 September (men) 4–5 July (women) | Stadion na Pióromoncie Stadion KS WIMA |
| 1937 | Chorzów Bydgoszcz | 3–4 July (men) 10–11 July (women) | Stadion Miejski Stadion Miejski |
| 1938 | Warsaw Grudziądz | 23–24 July (men) 30–31 July (women) | Stadion Wojska Polskiego Stadion Centralny im. Bronisława Malinowskiego |
| 1939 | Poznań Chorzów | 8–9 July (men) 15–16 July (women) | Stadion Miejski Stadion Miejski |
| Not held 1940–1944 due to World War II ||||
| 1945 | Łódź | 29–30 September | Stadion ŁKS-u |
| 1946 | Kraków | 7–8 September | Stadion Wisły Kraków |
| 1947 | Warsaw Katowice | 12–13 July (men) 5–6 July (women) | Stadion Wojska Polskiego Stadion Pogoni Katowice |
| 1948 | Poznań Bydgoszcz | 10–11 July (men) 10–11 July (women) | Stadion WOS Stadion Miejski |
| 1949 | Gdańsk – Wrzeszcz Łódź | 23–24 July (men) 30–31 July (women) | Stadion Lechii Stadion ŁKS-u |
| 1950 | Kraków | 13–15 August | Stadion Wisły Kraków |
| 1951 | Warsaw | 9–16 September | Stadion Wojska Polskiego |
| 1952 | Wrocław | 14–17 August | Stadion Gwardii Wrocław |
| 1953 | Warsaw | 4–6 September | Stadion Wojska Polskiego |
| 1954 | Warsaw | 18–23 July | Stadion Wojska Polskiego |
| 1955 | Łódź | 23–25 October | Stadion ŁKS-u |
| 1956 | Zabrze | 30 September–1 October | Stadion Górnika Zabrze |
| 1957 | Poznań | 14–16 September | Stadion im. 22 July |
| 1958 | Bydgoszcz | 18–20 July | Stadion Zawiszy |
| 1959 | Gdańsk | 21–23 August | Stadion Lechii |
| 1960 | Olsztyn | 5–7 August | Stadion Leśny |
| 1961 | Nowa Huta | 24–26 August | Stadion Suche Stawy |
| 1962 | Warsaw | 20–22 July | Stadion Wojska Polskiego |
| 1963 | Bydgoszcz | 23–25 August | Stadion Zawiszy |
| 1964 | Warsaw | 16–19 July | Stadion Wojska Polskiego |
| 1965 | Szczecin | 13–15 August | Stadion Pogoni Szczecin |
| 1966 | Poznań | 4–7 August | Stadion im. 22 July |
| 1967 | Chorzów | 17–20 August | Stadion Śląski |
| 1968 | Zielona Góra | 12–15 September | Stadion MOSiRu |
| 1969 | Kraków | 14–17 August | Stadion Wisły Kraków |
| 1970 | Warsaw | 6–9 August | Stadion Skry |
| 1971 | Warsaw | 26–28 June | Stadion Skry |
| 1972 | Warsaw | 17–19 August | Stadion Skry |
| 1973 | Warsaw | 10–12 August | Stadion Skry |
| 1974 | Warsaw | 19–21 July | Stadion Skry |
| 1975 | Bydgoszcz | 27–29 June | Stadion Zawiszy |
| 1976 | Bydgoszcz | 25–27 June | Stadion Zawiszy |
| 1977 | Bydgoszcz | 29–31 July | Stadion Zawiszy |
| 1978 | Warsaw | 9–11 July | Stadion Skry |
| 1979 | Poznań | 10–12 August | Stadion Olimpii Poznań |
| 1980 | Łódź | 29–31 August | Stadion AZS Łódź |
| 1981 | Zabrze | 6–8 August | Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla |
| 1982 | Lublin | 2–4 July | Stadion Startu Lublin |
| 1983 | Bydgoszcz | 25–27 June | Stadion Zawiszy |
| 1984 | Lublin | 22–24 June | Stadion Startu Lublin |
| 1985 | Bydgoszcz | 2–4 August | Stadion Zawiszy |
| 1986 | Grudziądz | 27–29 June | Stadion Centralny im. Bronisława Malinowskiego |
| 1987 | Poznań | 14–16 August | Stadion Olimpii Poznań |
| 1988 | Grudziądz | 12–14 August | Stadion Centralny im. Bronisława Malinowskiego |
| 1989 | Kraków | 1–3 September | Stadion AWF Kraków |
| 1990 | Piła | 13–15 July | Stadion MOSiR Piła |
| 1991 | Kielce | 12–14 July | Stadion Budowlanych |
| 1992 | Warsaw | 19–21 June | Stadion Skry |
| 1993 | Kielce | 23–25 July | Stadion Budowlanych |
| 1994 | Piła | 24–26 June | Stadion MOSiR Piła |
| 1995 | Warsaw | 18–20 August | Stadion Skry |
| 1996 | Piła | 21–23 June | Stadion MOSiR Piła |
| 1997 | Bydgoszcz | 20–22 June | Stadion Zawiszy |
| 1998 | Wrocław | 26–28 June | Stadion AWF Wrocław |
| 1999 | Kraków | 2–4 July | Stadion AWF Kraków |
| 2000 | Kraków | 6–8 August | Stadion AWF Kraków |
| 2001 | Bydgoszcz | 29 June–1 July | Stadion Zawiszy |
| 2002 | Szczecin | 19–21 July | Miejski Stadion Lekkoatletyczny w Szczecinie |
| 2003 | Bielsko-Biała | 4–6 July | Stadion KS Sprint |
| 2004 | Bydgoszcz | 2–4 July | Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka |
| 2005 | Biała Podlaska | 24–26 June | Stadion AWF Biała Podlaska |
| 2006 | Bydgoszcz | 21–23 July | Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka |
| 2007 | Poznań | 30 June–1 July | Stadion Olimpii Poznań |
| 2008 | Szczecin | 4–6 July | Miejski Stadion Lekkoatletyczny w Szczecinie |
| 2009 | Bydgoszcz | 31 July–2 August | Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka |
| 2010 | Bielsko-Biała | 8–10 July | Stadion KS Sprint |
| 2011 | Bydgoszcz | 11–13 August | Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka |
| 2012 | Bielsko-Biała | 15–17 June | Stadion KS Sprint |
| 2013 | Toruń | 19–21 July | Stadion Miejski im. G. Duneckiego |
| 2014 | Szczecin | 29–31 July | Miejski Stadion Lekkoatletyczny w Szczecinie |
| 2015 | Kraków | 19–21 July | Stadion AWF Kraków |
| 2016 | Bydgoszcz | 24–26 June | Stadion im. Krzyszkowiaka |
| 2017 | Białystok | 21–23 July | Stadion "Zwierzyniec" |
| 2018 | Lublin | 20–22 July | Stadion Start Lublin |
| 2019 | Radom | 23–25 August | Marshal Józef Piłsudski Athletic and Football Stadium |
| 2020 | Włocławek | 28–30 August | OSiR Stadium in Włocławek |
| 2021 | Poznań | 24–26 June | Stadion Olimpii Poznań |
| 2022 | Suwałki | 9–11 June | Stadion lekkoatletyczny w Suwałkach |
| 2023 | Gorzów Wielkopolski | 27–29 July | Athletics Stadium named after Lubuskie Olympians in Gorzow Wielkopolski [pl] |
| 2024 | Bydgoszcz | 27–29 June | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium |

## Championship records
### Men

| Event | Mark | Athlete | Club | Date | Location | Championships |
| 100 metres | 10.15 | Piotr Balcerzak | Skra Warsaw | 2 July 1999 | Kraków | 1999 |
| 200 metres | 20.43 | Marcin Jędrusiński | Olimpia Poznań | 21 July 2002 | Szczecin | 2002 |
| 400 metres | 45.11 | Jakub Krzewina | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 30 July 2014 | Szczecin | 2014 |
| 800 metres | 1:45.70 | Michał Rozmys | UKS Barnim Goleniów | 22 July 2017 | Białystok | 2017 |
| 1500 metres | 3:37.4 | Henryk Wasilewski | Orkan Poznań | 31 July 1977 | Bydgoszcz | 1977 |
| 5000 metres | 13:36.5 | Jerzy Kowol | Górnik Zabrze | 31 July 1977 | Bydgoszcz | 1977 |
| 10,000 metres | 28:27.2 | Edward Mleczko | Cracovia | 27 June 1975 | Bydgoszcz | 1975 |
| 5K run | 13:59 | Henryk Szost | WKS Grunwald Poznań | 2 June 2012 | Warsaw | 2012 |
| 10K run | 28:55 | Marcin Chabowski | WKS Flota Gdynia | 6 August 2011 | Gdańsk | 2011 |
| Half marathon | 1:02:45 | Jan Białk | Wejher Wejherowo | 29 August 1998 | Brzeszcze | 1998 |
| Marathon | 2:10:34 | Antoni Niemczak | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 6 kwietnia 1986 | Dębno | 1986 |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.25 (+1.1 m/s) =NR | Jakub Szymanski | | 28 June 2024 | Bydgoszcz | 2024 |
| 400 metres hurdles | 48.89 | Paweł Januszewski | Skra Warsaw | 5 August 2000 | Kraków | 2000 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:19.2 | Bronisław Malinowski | Olimpia Grudziądz | 20 July 1974 | Warsaw | 1974 |
| High jump | 2.34 | Michał Bieniek | AZS-AWF Wrocław | 26 June 2005 | Biała Podlaska | 2005 |
| Pole vault | 5.85 | Piotr Lisek | OSOT Szczecin | 23 July 2017 | Białystok | 2017 |
| Long jump | 8.16 | Krzysztof Łuczak | Piast Głogów | 20 June 1997 | Bydgoszcz | 1997 |
| Triple jump | 17.19 | Zdzisław Hoffmann | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 27 June 1983 | Bydgoszcz | 1983 |
| Shot put | 21.53 | Michał Haratyk | KS AZS AWF Kraków | 23 July 2017 | Białystok | 2017 |
| Discus throw | 67.48 | Piotr Małachowski | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 8 July 2010 | Bielsko-Biała | 2010 |
| Hammer throw | 81.87 | Paweł Fajdek | Agros Zamość | 25 June 2016 | Bydgoszcz | 2016 |
| Javelin throw (new model) | 88.09 | Marcin Krukowski | Warszawianka | 21 July 2017 | Białystok | 2017 |
| Javelin throw (old model) | 87.54 | Dariusz Adamus | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 27 June 1983 | Bydgoszcz | 1983 |
| Decathlon | 8208 pts | Ryszard Skowronek | AZS Katowice | 21 June 1973 | Warsaw | 1973 |
| 20 km walk | 1:19:14 | Robert Korzeniowski | AZS-AWF Katowice | 20 June 1992 | Warsaw | 1992 |
| 50 km walk | 3:43:55 | Rafał Augustyn | Sokół Mielec | 21 marca 2015 | Dudince | 2015 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 39.16 | Krzysztof Jabłoński Mateusz Pluta Marcin Nowak Dariusz Kuć | AZS-AWF Kraków | 5 July 2008 | Szczecin | 2008 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:03.16 | Marcin Jędrusiński Jacek Bocian Robert Maćkowiak Piotr Rysiukiewicz | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 4 July 1999 | Kraków | 1999 |

### Women

| Event | Mark | Athlete | Club | Date | Location | Championships |
| 100 metres | 10.93 | Ewa Kasprzyk | Olimpia Poznań | 27 June 1986 | Grudziądz | 1986 |
| 200 metres | 22.43 | Irena Szewińska | Polonia Warsaw | 20 July 1974 | Warsaw | 1974 |
| 400 m | 50.77 | Natalia Kaczmarek | | 28 June 2024 | Bydgoszcz | 2024 |
| 800 metres | 1:59.89 | Jolanta Januchta | Gwardia Warsaw | 1 September 1980 | Łódź | 1980 |
| 1500 metres | 4:06.96 | Renata Pliś | Maraton Świnoujście | 17 June 2012 | Bielsko-Biała | 2012 |
| 3000 metres | 8:58.26 | Celina Sokołowska | Wisła Kraków | 12 August 1979 | Poznań | 1979 |
| 5000 metres | 15:34.87 | Wioletta Janowska | AZS-AWF Kraków | 2 July 2004 | Bydgoszcz | 2004 |
| 10,000 metres | 31:52.11 | Dorota Gruca | Agros Zamość | 8 May 2004 | Police | 2004 |
| 5 km (road) | 15:52 | Dominika Nowakowska | LKB im. Braci Petk Lębork | 2 June 2012 | Warsaw | 2012 |
| 10 km (road) | 33:34 | Iwona Lewandowska | LKS Vectra-DGS Włocławek | 27 May 2012 | Bielsko-Biała | 2012 |
| 100 metres hurdles | 12.64 | Grażyna Rabsztyn | Gwardia Warsaw | 11 August 1979 | Poznań | 1979 |
| 400 metres hurdles | 54.53 | Anna Jesień | AZS AWF Warsaw | 25 June 2005 | Biała Podlaska | 2005 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:35.44 | Wioletta Janowska | AZS-AWF Kraków | 23 July 2006 | Bydgoszcz | 2006 |
| 20 km walk | 1:30:56 | Agnieszka Dygacz | AZS-AWF Katowice | 17 September 2011 | Warsaw | 2011 |
| High jump | 1.98 | Kamila Lićwinko | Podlasie Białystok | 20 July 2015 | Kraków | 2015 |
| Pole vault | 4.80 | Anna Rogowska | SKLA Sopot | 1 August 2009 | Bydgoszcz | 2009 |
| Long jump | 6.96 | Anna Włodarczyk | AZS Warsaw | 22 June 1984 | Lublin | 1984 |
| Triple jump | 14.27 | Małgorzata Trybańska | Warszawianka | 10 July 2010 | Bielsko-Biała | 2010 |
| Shot put | 19.58 | Ludwika Chewińska | Gwardia Warsaw | 26 June 1976 | Bydgoszcz | 1976 |
| Discus throw | 63.78 | Renata Katewicz | WLKS Siedlce | 26 June 1994 | Piła | 1994 |
| Hammer throw | 80.79 | Anita Włodarczyk | RKS Skra Warsaw | 23 July 2017 | Białystok | 2017 |
| Javelin throw (new model) | 61.05 | Barbara Madejczyk | Jantar Ustka | 25 June 2006 | Bydgoszcz | 2006 |
| Javelin throw (old model) | 62.76 | Bernadetta Blechacz | Lechia Gdańsk | 11 August 1979 | Poznań | 1979 |
| Heptathlon | 6494 pts | Kamila Chudzik | AZS-AWFiS Gdańsk | 7 June 2008 | Zielona Góra | 2008 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 44.59 | Elżbieta Brzykca Małgorzata Dunecka Jolanta Janota Ewa Pisiewicz | Start Lublin | 14 August 1988 | Grudziądz | 1988 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:31.33 | Dominika Muraszewska Weronika Wyka Emilia Ankiewicz Joanna Jóźwik | AZS AWF Warsaw | 23 July 2017 | Białystok | 2017 |