Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik

Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik (Polish pronunciation: [mawɡɔˈʐata ˈxɔwup kɔˈvalik]; born 30 October 1992) is a Polish sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[4] 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.[5][6]

Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik
Małgorzata Hołub and Justyna Święty
Personal information
Birth nameMałgorzata Hołub
Full nameMałgorzata Natalia Hołub-Kowalik
NationalityPolish
Born (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992
Koszalin, Poland[1]
EducationKoszalin University of Technology[2]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres
ClubKL Bałtyk Koszalin[3]
Coached byZbigniew Maksymiuk
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo4×400 m mixed
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo4×400 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Doha4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2017 London4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Portland4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2018 Birmingham4×400 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Berlin4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2022 Munich4×400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Belgrade4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2019 Glasgow4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2015 Prague4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2021 Toruń4×400 m relay
World Relay Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Yokohama4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2017 Nassau4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2021 Chorzów4×400 m relay
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Lille4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2019 Bydgoszcz4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2021 Chorzów4×400 m relay
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2015 Gwangju4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2017 Taipei400 m
Gold medal – first place2017 Taipei4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2015 Gwangju400 m
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Wuhan4×400 m relay
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tampere4×400 m relay
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Tallinn4×400 m relay
Representing Europe Europe
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 Marrakech4×400 m relay

Hołub-Kowalik represented her country at two outdoor and two indoor World Championships winning a silver medal in the relay at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Her personal bests in the event are 51.18 seconds outdoors (Lublin 2018) and 52.57 seconds indoors (Toruń 2018).

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

References
  1. Polish 2016 Olympic team at the Polish Olympic Committee website
  2. 2017 Universiade profile
  3. PZLA profile
  4. "Małgorzata Hołub". IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  5. Tennery, Amy (31 July 2021). "Athletics-Poland win first 4x400m mixed relay gold". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. Phillips, Mitch (7 August 2021). "Athletics-Eleven medals for Felix as stellar U.S. team take 4x400m glory". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. After disqualification of Russia
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