# Konrad Bukowiecki

Konrad Bukowiecki (Polish pronunciation:; born 17 March 1997) is a Polish athlete competing primarily in the shot put. He won the silver medal at the 2018 European Championships, gold medals at the 2017 and 2019 European Under-23 Championships, and gold at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.
In 2014 at age 17, Bukowiecki was the World junior champion and, the following year, European junior champion; he was voted European Athletics Male Rising Star of the Year that season. He is the Polish indoor record holder and a four-time national champion.

## Career

Bukowiecki is coached by his father. He won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships and at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. In addition, he currently holds the junior indoor world record with the 6 kg implement, as well as world youth indoor bests with the 6 kg and 5 kg implements.
In his debut at the senior level competition, he finished sixth at the 2015 European Indoor Championships with the European absolute best with the 7.26 kg shot. Later that season he added the European Junior title to his accolades and competed at the 2015 World Championships where he, however, failed to record a valid mark.
During the 2016 indoor season Bukowiecki further bettered his European junior best with the senior implement to 20.61 metres. He later finished fourth at the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Portland. He initially won at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but was disqualified for an anti-doping offense. It was later proved he took the substance (higenamine) unknowingly in the form of a diet supplement with a "doping free" inscription on the label and the IAAF only punished him with a "public reprimand".
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Bukowiecki fouled out in the first three rounds of the final, failing to move into the final three rounds.
In 2019, he set his personal best result by beating the 22 meters barrier and achieving 22.25 m during the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów.

## Personal life

Konrad Bukowiecki was born in Szczytno. His father, Ireneusz Bukowiecki, is a former decathlete. On 28 September 2024, Bukowiecki married Polish sprinter Natalia Kaczmarek with whom he had been in a relationship since 2018.

## Achievements
### International competitions

Representing  Poland :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 5th | Shot put (5 kg) | 20.10 m |
| 2013 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Utrecht, Netherlands | 1st | Shot put (5 kg) | 21.41 m |
| 2013 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Utrecht, Netherlands | 2nd | Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 58.35 m |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 1st | Shot put (6 kg) | 22.06 m |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 25th (q) | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 52.92 m |
| 2014 | Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | 1st | Shot put (5 kg) | 23.17 m |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 6th | Shot put | 20.46 m |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 1st | Shot put (6 kg) | 22.62 m |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 13th (q) | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 54.43 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | — | Shot put | NM |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, OR, United States | 4th | Shot put | 20.53 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 4th | Shot put | 20.58 m |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | DQ | Shot put (6 kg) | DQ (Doping) |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | DQ | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | DQ |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th (q) | Shot put | 20.71 m$^1$ |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Shot put | 21.97 m WL PB |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | Shot put | 21.59 m CR |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 8th | Shot put | 20.89 m |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 2nd | Shot put | 20.16 m |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 8th | Shot put | 20.99 m |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | Shot put | 21.66 m |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 11th (q) | Shot put | 20.18 m |
| 2019 | Universiade | Napoli, Italy | 1st | Shot put | 21.54 m |
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 1st | Shot put | 21.51 m |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 6th | Shot put | 21.46 m |
| 2019 | Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 2nd | Shot put | 21.84 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 23rd (q) | Shot put | 20.01 m |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 10th | Shot put | 20.79 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 13th (q) | Shot put | 20.24 m |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 6th | Shot put | 20.74 m |
| 2023 | World University Games | Chengdu, China | 1st | Shot put | 20.23 m |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 28th (q) | Shot put | 19.21 m |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 17th (q) | Shot put | 19.20 m |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 28th (q) | Shot put | 18.83 m |
| 2025 | European Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 10th (q) | Shot put | 19.78 m |
$^1$No mark in the final

### National titles

* Polish Athletics Championships: 2016, 2019
* Polish Indoor Athletics Championships: 2017, 2022

### Personal bests

* Shot put – 22.25 (Chorzów 2019)
** Shot put indoor – 22.00 (Toruń 2018) NR
* Shot put (6 kg) – 22.94 (Bojanowo 2016)
** Shot put (6 kg) indoor – 22.96 (Spała 2016) NU20R
* Shot put (5 kg) – 23.17 (Nanjing 2014)
** Shot put (5 kg) indoor – 24.24 (Spała 2014) NU18R
* Discus throw – 58.42 (Suwałki 2017)
* Discus throw (1.75 kg) – 62.20 (Białystok 2016)
* Discus throw (1.5 kg) – 66.52 (Warsaw 2014) NU18R