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Athletics tournament held in Poland

Kamila Skolimowska Memorial

Kamila Skolimowska Memorial

Key facts

inceptionMay 2, 2009
instance ofrecurring sporting event, athletics meeting
countryPoland
located in the administrative territorial entityWarsaw
All data from the card 6
Date
July – September
Location
Silesian StadiumChorzów, Poland
Event type
Track and field
World Athletics Cat.
GW
Established
2 May 2009
Official site
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 Ref.
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
16th 2025 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2025 Diamond League 15–16 Aug 2025
17th 2026 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2026 Diamond League 22–23 Aug 2026

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
Pole vault 6.26 m Armand Duplantis  Sweden

Meeting records

Men

Men's meeting records of the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial [1]
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Ref.
100 m 9.83 (+1.4 m/s) Oblique Seville  Jamaica 23 August 2026 2026
200 m 19.83 Letsile Tebogo  Botswana 25 August 2024 2024
400 m 43.59 Busang Collen Kebinatshipi  Botswana 23 August 2026 2026
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 (−0.5 m/s) Orlando Ortega  Cuba 23 August 2014 2014
13.03 (−0.5 m/s) Cordell Tinch  United States 16 August 2025 2025
400 m hurdles 46.28 Karsten Warholm  Norway 16 August 2025 2025
3000 m steeplechase 8:02.74 Gemechu Godana  Ethiopia 23 August 2026 2026
High jump 2.36 m Mutaz Essa Barshim  Qatar 16 July 2023 2023
Pole vault 6.26 m 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 72.58 m DLR Mykolas Alekna  Lithuania 23 August 2026 2026
Hammer throw 83.48 m Paweł Fajdek  Poland 28 August 2014 2014
Javelin throw 97.76 m Johannes Vetter  Germany 6 September 2020 2020
4 × 100 m relay 39.51 Ameer Webb
Kim Collins
Wallace Spearmon
Kamil Masztak
Invitational team 25 August 2013 2013
4 × 400 m relay 3:01.46 DLR Patrik Simon Enyingi
Zoltán Wahl
Csanad Csahóczi
Attila Molnár
 Hungary 15 August 2025 2025

Women

Women's meeting records of the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial [2]
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Ref.
100 m 10.66 (+0.5 m/s) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce  Jamaica 6 August 2022 2022
10.66 (+0.1 m/s) Melissa Jefferson-Wooden  United States 16 August 2025 2025
200 m 21.84 (+0.2 m/s) Shericka Jackson  Jamaica 6 August 2022 2022
300 m 35.76 DLR Lurdes Gloria Manuel  Czech Republic 23 August 2026 2026
400 m 48.66 Marileidy Paulino  Dominican Republic 25 August 2024 2024
800 m 1:54.74 Keely Hodgkinson  Great Britain 16 August 2025 2025
1000 m 2:31.24 Nelly Chepchirchir  Kenya 25 August 2024 2024
1500 m 3:50.62 Gudaf Tsegay  Ethiopia 16 August 2025 2025
3000 m 8:07.04 DLR Faith Kipyegon  Kenya 16 August 2025 2025
5000 m 14:54.09 Nadia Battocletti  Italy 23 August 2026 2026
100 m hurdles 12.19 (+1.4 m/s) Masai Russell  United States 16 August 2025 2025
400 m hurdles 51.91 Femke Bol  Netherlands 16 August 2025 2025
High jump 2.00 m Yaroslava Mahuchikh  Ukraine 15 August 2025 2025
23 August 2026 2026
Pole vault 4.70 m Marie-Julie Bonnin  France 15 August 2025 2025
Long jump 6.98 m (+1.0 m/s) Agate de Sousa  Portugal 22 August 2026 2026
6.98 m (+1.5 m/s) Alyssa Jones  United States
Triple jump 15.18 m (+0.3 m/s) Yulimar Rojas  Venezuela 16 July 2023 2023
Shot put 20.92 m Chase Jackson  United States 22 August 2026 2026
Discus throw 59.42 m Joanna Wiśniewska  Poland 19 August 2012 2012
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

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