Kamila Lićwinko

Kamila Lićwinko

File:Kamila Lićwinko Pedro's Cup Łódź 2016 04.jpg Lićwinko in 2016
Personal information
Birth name	Kamila Stepaniuk
Born	(1986-03-22) 22 March 1986 Bielsk Podlaski, Poland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
College team	College of Physical Education and Tourism in Białystok
Club	Podlasie Białystok
Coached by	Janusz Kuczyński (–2011) Michał Lićwinko (2011–)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Poland World Championships Bronze medal – third place 2017 London High jump World Indoor Championships Gold medal – first place 2014 Sopot High jump Bronze medal – third place 2016 Portland High jump European Indoor Championships Bronze medal – third place 2015 Prague High jump European Team Championships Gold medal – first place 2021 Chorzów high jump Silver medal – second place 2013 Gateshead high jump Bronze medal – third place 2014 Braunschweig high jump Bronze medal – third place 2015 Cheboksary high jump Summer Universiade Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan High jump

Kamila Lićwinko (née Stepaniuk; born 22 March 1986) is a Polish retired track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump.

International

Her personal bests in the event are 1.99 metres outdoors (2013, 2015, 2016) and 2.02 metres indoors (2015). Both are current Polish national records. She won the gold medal at the 2014 World Indoor Championship ex aequo with Mariya Kuchina. In 2015, the Pole finished 4th at the World Championships with a 1.99 m's jump, equalling her own-shared national record. Mariya Kuchina of Russia took the gold (2.01 m), Croatia's Blanka Vlašić the silver (2.01 m) and Kuchina's compatriot Anna Chicherova the bronze (2.01 m). In March 2016, she could not retain her world indoor title, taking the bronze medal on countback in Portland behind Vashti Cunningham (gold) and Ruth Beitia (silver). On 18 June, Kamila Lićwinko jumped a new World Lead of 1.99 m (=NR) in Szczecin, before failing three time at 2.01 m. As the captain of the Polish team, she received the gold medal at 2021 European Athletics Team Championships.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Poland
2005	European Junior Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	8th	1.82 m
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	4th	1.86 m
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	8th	1.92 m
	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	4th	1.88 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	16th (q)	1.92 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	17th (q)	1.85 m
	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	1st	1.96 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	7th	1.93 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	1st	2.00 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	9th	1.90 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	3rd	1.94 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	4th	1.99 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	3rd	1.96 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	9th	1.93 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	9th (q)	1.86 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	3rd	1.99 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th	1.98 m
2021	European Team Championships	Chorzów, Poland	1st	1.94 m
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	11th	1.93 m

Personal life

In 2013 she married Michał Lićwinko, who is also her coach. On 12 February 2015, she was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit by President Bronisław Komorowski. In February 2018 she announced her career suspension because of pregnancy.

State awards

• 2015 Ribbon Gold Cross of Merit

External links

• Kamila Lićwinko at World Athletics
• Kamila Lićwinko at European Athletics
• Kamila Lićwinko at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)
• Kamila Lićwinko at Olympics.com
• Kamila Lićwinko at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)