Dawid Wegner

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Dawid Wegner
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (2000-04-23) 23 April 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Javelin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Javelin: 82.21m (Gdańsk, 2023)

Dawid Wegner (born 23 April 2000) is a Polish track and field athlete who competes in the javelin. [1]

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Career

From Nakło nad Notecią, he won the Polish U20 championships in the javelin and competed as a junior athlete at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships in Nairobi and the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås. [2]

In 2021, he qualified for the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where he finished fifth overall. [3] [4]

In May 2023, Wegner improved his personal best to 80.10m in Kielce. [5] In June 2023, he threw a new personal best distance of 82.21 metres, in Gdańsk. [6] In July 2023, he finished as runner-up in the Polish national championships. [7]

He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, and threw 81.25 metres in the qualifying round. [8]

He competed in the javelin at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024. [9]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 4thJavelin throw (700g)70.56 m
2019 European U20 Championships Borås, Sweden 13th (q)Javelin throw 70.43 m
2021 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 5thJavelin throw 77.17 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 9thJavelin throw 80.75 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 13th (q)Javelin throw 79.35 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 26th (q)Javelin throw 76.89 m

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References

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