Mikołaj Szczęsny
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | High jump: 2.26 (Bergen, 2026) | ||||||||||||||
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Mikołaj Szczęsny (born 19 December 2004) is a Polish high jumper. He won the silver medal in the high jump at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships and won the senior national title at the 2025 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships.[1]
Career
From Łęczyca in the Łódź Voivodeship, Szczęsny began as a member of Łęczyca Youth Athletics Club and was coached by Mirosław Andrysiak. He became part of the CWZS Zawisza Bydgoszcz Athletics Association in Bydgoszcz and was later coached by Włodzimierz Michalski.[2][3]
Szczęsny won the Polish senior national title at the 2025 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships in Toruń, equalling his personal best with a jump of 2.17 metres.[4][5]
Szczęsny made a big improvement as he won the silver medal in the high jump at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, finishing behind Matteo Sioli of Italy, with a personal best clearance of 2.26 metres, having entered the championships with a personal best of 2.19 metres, and breaking it three times in the competition.[6][7][8] He had begun the competition as the ninth-ranked competitor. He was subsequently incited to compete at the 2025 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, path of the 2025 Diamond League, in Silesia, Poland in August.[9][10] Later that month, he placed second to Mateusz Kołodziejski at the 2025 Polish Athletics Championships, with a jump of 2.16 metres.[11]
With a best jump of 2.21 metres he placed second to Mateusz Kołodziejski again at the 2026 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz.[12]
References
- ^ "Mikolaj Szczesny". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ Bielicka, Joanna (21 July 2025). "A great success for a Łęczyca resident! Mikołaj Szczęsny is the European U23 runner-up in the high jump". naszemiasto.pl. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Mikołaj Szczęsny is the European U23 Vice-Champion". leczycki.pl. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Polish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Mikołaj Szczęsny is Polish champion!". slzawisza.pl. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "We're not a Wunderteam, but we're not weak either. European U23 Championships in Bergen? "As best as possible."". TVP.pl. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ Mills, Steven (20 July 2025). "Sioli skies 2.30m lifetime best to win high jump gold in Bergen". European Athletics. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "U23 EURO IN BERGEN: MIKOŁAJ SZCZĘSNY IS THE RUNNER-UP EUROPEAN U23 HIGH JUMP CHAMPION!". pzla.pl. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Results - Silesia Diamond League Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Big surprise at the U23 European Championships! Mikołaj Szczęsny wins a medal in the high jump!". TVP.pl. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Polish Championships". World Athletics. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Polish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.