 Krzysztof Brzozowski in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 July 1993 Katowice, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 7.2 kg: 19.63 m (Sosnowiec 2012) 6 kg: 21.78 m (Barcelona 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Krzysztof Brzozowski (born 15 July 1993) is a Polish shot putter.
He won a gold medal at the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, with a then-World Youth Best of 23.23 m. [1]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Poland | |||||
| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 2nd | Shot put (5 kg) | 20.89 m |
| 2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 1st | Shot put (5 kg) | 23.23 m (WYB) |
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | Shot put (6 kg) | 20.92 m |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | Shot put (6 kg) | 21.78 m (NJR) |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 10th | Shot put | 18.16 m |
The history of cinema in Poland is almost as long as the history of cinematography, and it has universally recognized achievements, even though Polish films tend to be less commercially available than films from several other European nations.
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God the Lux is the second full-length album by Polish symphonic black metal band Vesania. It was released on 25 April 2005 through Napalm Records. It was recorded in various points of time between September 2004 and January 2005. The drums, guitars and vocals were recorded at the Hendrix Studio in Lublin and engineered by Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski. Recordings for the bass guitar took place at the Kokszoman Studio in Warsaw and were engineered by Marecki and the keyboards were recorded at Siegmar's home studio by himself.
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