# Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik

Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik (Polish pronunciation:; born 30 October 1992) is a retired Polish sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. 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.
Hołub-Kowalik represented her country at five outdoor and four indoor World Championships winning multiple medals in the 4 × 400 metres relay.
Her personal bests in the event are 51.18 seconds outdoors (Lublin 2018) and 52.57 seconds indoors (Toruń 2018).

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Poland ||||||
| 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 |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.74 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 8th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.75 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 14th (h) | 400 m | 53.07 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.89 |
| 2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.37 |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th | 400 m | 51.84 |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.73 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 11th (h) | 400 m | 53.31 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.90 |
| 2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.30 |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m | 51.93 |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.98 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 25th (h) | 400 m | 51.74 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.83 |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 6th (sf) | 400 m | 52.73 |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.15 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5th | 400 m | 51.89 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.60 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19th (sf) | 400 m | 51.93 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.28 |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | 400 m | 54.29 |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.94 |
| 2017 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.28 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 28th (h) | 400 m | 52.26 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.41 |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | 400 m | 51.76 |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.75 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.09 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 51.74 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.59 |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.77 |
| 2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.49 |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2021 | World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.81 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.53 NR |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 4 × 400 m mixed | 3:10.44 ER OR |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.34 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.05 |
* ↑ Time from the heats; Hołub-Kowalik was replaced in the final.