Kamila Skolimowska Memorial


The Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, 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.
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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 followed by Armand Duplantis in the pole vault.

Editions

MeetingSeriesDate
2009 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial2 May 2009
2011 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial20 Sep 2011
2012 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial19 Aug 2012
2013 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial25 Aug 2013
2014 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial23 Aug 2014
2015 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial13 Sep 2015
2016 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial28 Aug 2016
2017 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial15 Aug 2017
2018 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial22 Aug 2018
2019 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial14 Sep 2019
2020 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial2020 World Athletics Continental Tour6 Sep 2020
2021 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial2021 World Athletics Continental Tour5 Sep 2021
2022 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial2022 Diamond League6 Aug 2022
2023 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial2023 Diamond League16 Jul 2023
2024 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial2024 Diamond League25 Aug 2024
2025 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial2025 Diamond League15-16 Aug 2025

World records

Over the course of its history, three world records have been set at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial.
YearEventRecordAthleteNationality
2016Hammer throw82.98 mPolandSort|3000|3000 mSortname|Jakob|Ingebrigtsen

Meeting records

Men

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet
100 m9.87 Ronnie BakerUnited Stateswind|+1.9

Women

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet
100 m10.66 Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceJamaicawind|+0.1