# Kamila Skolimowska Memorial

The Kamila Skolimowska Memorial (Polish: Memoriał Kamili Skolimowskiej), also known as the Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, is an annual track and field meeting held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland in summer, organized by the Kamila Skolimowska Foundation. In 2020 the meeting was part of the inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour. Since 2022, the event has been part of the Diamond League series.

## History

The event is held in memory of Polish hammer thrower and Olympic champion Kamila Skolimowska, who died on 18 February 2009. The inaugural edition took place at the RKS Skra Stadium in Warsaw on 2 May 2009 and consisted of the men's and women's hammer throw events only. The meeting inaugurated the Kamila Skolimowska Hammer Throw Center in Warsaw and was initially supposed to be a one-off event.
In 2011, a decision was taken by the Kamila Skolimowska Foundation to organize further editions of the meeting and add more competitions. The following editions were held at Warsaw's Orzeł Stadium until it moved to National Stadium in 2014. From 2018 onwards the meeting moved to Chorzów.
At the 2014 edition of the meeting, Usain Bolt set a world indoor record over 100 meters achieving 9.98 seconds and improving the previous record of Frankie Fredericks set in 1996. The Warsaw National Stadium's roof was closed for the event, making the indoor record possible.
In 2016, Anita Włodarczyk set a world record in the hammer throw by achieving 82.98 meters.
In 2020, the memorial was part of the inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour. Since 2022, the event has been part of the Diamond League series becoming the first Polish site of a Diamond League meeting.
In 2024, an estimated 42,357 spectators gathered at the Silesian Stadium making it the largest attendance in the event's history. Two world records were set during the meeting, first by Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the 3000 m steeplechase (7:17.55) followed by Armand Duplantis in the pole vault (6.26 m).

## Editions

Kamila Skolimowska Memorial editions :
| Ed. | Meeting | Series | Date |
| 1st | 2009 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | | 2 May 2009 |
| 2nd | 2011 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | | 20 Sep 2011 |
| 3rd | 2012 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | | 19 Aug 2012 |
| 4th | 2013 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | | 25 Aug 2013 |
| 5th | 2014 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | | 23 Aug 2014 |
| 6th | 2015 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | | 13 Sep 2015 |
| 7th | 2016 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | | 28 Aug 2016 |
| 8th | 2017 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | | 15 Aug 2017 |
| 9th | 2018 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | | 22 Aug 2018 |
| 10th | 2019 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | | 14 Sep 2019 |
| 11th | 2020 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 2020 World Athletics Continental Tour | 6 Sep 2020 |
| 12th | 2021 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 2021 World Athletics Continental Tour | 5 Sep 2021 |
| 13th | 2022 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 2022 Diamond League | 6 Aug 2022 |
| 14th | 2023 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 2023 Diamond League | 16 Jul 2023 |
| 15th | 2024 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 2024 Diamond League | 25 Aug 2024 |

## World records

Over the course of its history, three world records have been set at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial.
World records set at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial :
| Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
| 2016 | Hammer throw | 82.98 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland |
| 2024 | 3000 m | 7:17.55 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway |
| 2024 | Pole vault | 6.26 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden |

## Meeting records
### Men

Men's meeting records of the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet |
| 100 m | 9.87 | Ronnie Baker | United States | 22 August 2018 | 2018 |
| 100 m | 9.87 (+1.9 m/s) | Fred Kerley | United States | 25 August 2024 | 2024 |
| 200 m | 19.83 | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana | 25 August 2024 | 2024 |
| 400 m | 44.08 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 16 July 2023 | 2023 |
| 800 m | 1:41.86 | Marco Arop | Canada | 25 August 2024 | 2024 |
| 1000 m | 2:21.01 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland | 14 September 2019 | 2019 |
| 1500 m | 3:27.14 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 16 July 2023 | 2023 |
| 3000 m | 7:17.55 WR | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 25 August 2024 | 2024 |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.03 | Orlando Ortega | Cuba | 23 August 2014 | 2014 |
| 400 m hurdles | 46.95 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 25 August 2024 | 2024 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:03.16 | Soufiane El Bakkali | Morocco | 16 July 2023 | 2023 |
| High jump | 2.36 m | Mutaz Essa Barshim | Qatar | 16 July 2023 | 2023 |
| Pole vault | 6.26 m WR | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 25 August 2024 | 2024 |
| Long jump | 8.13 m (+0.6 m/s) | Miltiadis Tentoglou | Greece | 6 August 2022 | 2022 |
| Triple jump | 17.53 m (±0.0 m/s) | Andy Díaz | Cuba | 6 August 2022 | 2022 |
| Shot put | 22.70 m | Ryan Crouser | United States | 6 September 2020 | 2020 |
| Discus throw | 67.40 m | Robert Harting | Germany | 23 August 2014 | 2014 |
| Hammer throw | 82.47 m | Paweł Fajdek | Poland | 28 August 2016 | 2016 |
| Javelin throw | 97.76 m | Johannes Vetter | Germany | 6 September 2020 | 2020 |

### Women

Women's meeting records of the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet |
| 100 m | 10.66 (+0.5 m/s) | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 6 August 2022 | 2022 |
| 200 m | 21.84 (+0.2 m/s) | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica | 6 August 2022 | 2022 |
| 400 m | 48.66 | Marileidy Paulino | Dominican Republic | 25 August 2024 | 2024 |
| 800 m | 1:56.85 | Mary Moraa | Kenya | 16 July 2023 | 2023 |
| 1000 m | 2:31.24 | Nelly Chepchirchir | Kenya | 25 August 2024 | 2024 |
| 1500 m | 3:54.87 | Hirut Meshesha | Ethiopia | 16 July 2023 | 2023 |
| 3000 m | 8:26.61 | Freweyni Hailu | Ethiopia | 16 July 2023 | 2023 |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.29 (−0.5 m/s) | Ackera Nugent | Jamaica | 25 August 2024 | 2024 |
| 400 m hurdles | 52.13 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 25 August 2024 | 2024 |
| Long jump | 6.44 m (−1.1 m/s) | Teresa Dobija | Poland | 25 August 2013 | 2013 |
| Triple jump | 15.18 m (+0.3 m/s) | Yulimar Rojas | Venezuela | 16 July 2023 | 2023 |
| High jump | 1.98 m | Iryna Gerashchenko | Ukraine | 16 July 2023 | 2023 |
| High jump | 1.98 m | Yuliya Levchenko | Ukraine | 16 July 2023 | 2023 |
| High jump | 1.98 m | Nicola Olyslagers | Australia | 16 July 2023 | 2023 |
| Shot put | 20.38 m | Chase Ealey | United States | 6 August 2022 | 2022 |
| Discus throw | 57.19 m | Joanna Wiśniewska | Poland | 23 August 2014 | 2014 |
| Hammer throw | 82.98 m WR | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 28 August 2016 | 2016 |
| Javelin throw | 67.04 m | Haruka Kitaguchi | Japan | 16 July 2023 | 2023 |