Piotr Lisek (born 16 August 1992) is a Polish athlete specialising in the pole vault.[3] He won bronze medals at the 2015 and 2019 World Championships and the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships. He is the first Polish vaulter to jump over 6 meters.
_2015.jpg) Lisek in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 16 August 1992 Duszniki, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Poland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Club | OSOT Szczecin |
| Coached by | Marcin Szczepański (2015–) |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Pole vault: 6.02 m (2019) |
Medal record | |
His personal bests in the event are 6.02 metres outdoors (Monaco 2019) and 6.00 metres indoors (Potsdam 2017).[4][5]
Career
editLisek began his career as a high jumper, but later switched to pole vault, having decided he was too short for his original event.[1] He was coached by Vyacheslav Kalinichenko, who also trained Monika Pyrek, one of the most successful Polish female pole vaulters.
At the 2012 Polish Championships, he tested positive for an illegal substance, methylhexanamine, and was banned for six months.[6] The athlete stated that he took the substance unknowingly in an energy drink and even listed it with the supplements he was using before the anti-doping control, which contributed to the reduced period of suspension.[7]
Lisek's international debut was at the 2013 European Indoor Championships where he did not go through the qualifying round. Also at the 2013 European U23 Championships, he did not manage to reach the final. His big breakthrough came in 2014, when he jumped 5.77 metres in the indoor season. However, despite regularly jumping over 5.75 metres, he did not make the team for the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, which took place in Poland, after no marking at the national championships. He had more success in the outdoor season, jumping 5.82 metres and finishing sixth at the 2014 European Championships. 2015 proved to be even more successful for the Polish vaulter with a new national indoor record of 5.90 metres and the bronze at the 2015 European Indoor Championships, his first international medal.
In February 2017, Lisek improved his personal record and jumped to a new Polish record, clearing 6.00 meters in Potsdam competition. Thus he became the 10th vaulter in history to clear 6.00 meters indoors.[5] On 5 July 2019, during IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Lisek cleared 6.01 meters, setting new Polish record and becoming the first Polish pole vaulter to clear 6 meters outdoors.[8] One week later, he improved this record to 6.02 meters during a meeting in Monaco.[4]
Competition record
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Mixed martial arts record
edit| 1 match | 1 win | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1-0 | Dariusz Kaźmierczuk | TKO (punches) | Fame Friday Arena 2: Prezes FEN vs. Boxdel 2 | September 29, 2023 | 1 | 1:51 | Szczecin, Poland
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Skok o tyczce. Rekordowy skok Piotra Liska (in Polish)
- ^ Lekkoatletyczne HME. Lisek: Nie powinienem skakać o tyczce tak wysoko (in Polish)
- ^ Piotr Lisek at World Athletics
- ^ a b "Lisek improves to 6.02m in Monaco – IAAF Diamond League". International Association of Athletics Federations. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Lisek joins the six-metre club in Potsdam – indoor round-up". International Association of Athletics Federations. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ IAAF newsletter
- ^ Norbert Rokita, prezes OSoT Szczecin: Doping? Nie, głupota (in Polish)
- ^ "Lisek tops six meters in Lausanne – IAAF Diamond League". International Association of Athletics Federations. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
External links
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- Piotr Lisek at World Athletics
- Piotr Lisek at European Athletics
- Piotr Lisek at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)
- Piotr Lisek at Olympedia
- Piotr Lisek at Olympics.com
- Piotr Lisek at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)