Damian Czykier

Damian Czykier
Czykier in 2015
Personal information
Born (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992 (age 34)
Białystok, Poland
EducationWarsaw University of Technology
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
ClubKS Podlasie Białystok
Coached byPaweł Rączka
Krzysztof Stanisławski
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
World Relays
Silver medal – second place2021 ChorzówShuttle Hurdle Relay
European Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Chorzów110 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2017 Taipei110 m hurdles
Polish Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Bielsko-Biała4 × 100 m
Gold medal – first place2013 Toruń4 × 100 m
Gold medal – first place2016 Bydgoszcz110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2016 Bydgoszcz4 × 100 m
Gold medal – first place2017 Białystok110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2017 Białystok4 × 100 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Lublin110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2019 Radom110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2020 Włocławek110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2020 Włocławek4 × 100 m
Gold medal – first place2021 Poznań110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2022 Suwałki110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2015 Kraków110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2015 Kraków4 × 100 m
Bronze medal – third place2011 Bydgoszcz4 × 100 m
Bronze medal – third place2011 Bydgoszcz4 × 400 m
Bronze medal – third place2012 Bielsko-Biała4 × 100 m
Bronze medal – third place2013 Toruń4 × 100 m
Bronze medal – third place2014 Szczecin110 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2021 Poznań4 × 100 m
Polish Indoor Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Toruń60 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2018 Toruń60 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2019 Toruń60 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2020 Toruń60 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2021 Toruń60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2013 Spała60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2014 Sopot60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2015 Toruń60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2022 Toruń60 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2021 Toruń4 × 200 m

Damian Czykier (pronounced [ˈdam.jan ˈt͡ʂɨ.kjɛr]; born 10 August 1992) is a Polish athlete specialising in the high hurdles. He came fourth at the 2015 Summer Universiade and the 2016 European Championships. Czykier also competed for Poland at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics.

His personal bests are 13.28 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.2 m/s, Bydgoszcz 2017) and 7.65 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Belgrade 2017). Both of his parents are former athletes; father Dariusz Czykier was a footballer while mother Elżbieta Stankiewicz a basketball player.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 15th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.75
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 4th 110 m hurdles 13.72
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th 110 m hurdles 13.40
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.50
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.65
World Championships London, United Kingdom 14th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.42
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.56
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 21st (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.78
European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th 110 m hurdles 13.38
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 13th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.77
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.40
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 6th 60 m hurdles 7.63
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 18th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.63
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 15th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.61
World Championships Eugene, United States 4th 110 m hurdles 13.32
European Championships Munich, Germany 22nd (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.99
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 27th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.95
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 23rd (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.97
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 7th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.441
Olympic Games Paris, France 15th (rep) 110 m hurdles 13.71
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands 16th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.70
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 31st (h) 110 m hurdles 13.58
2026 World Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 11th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.57
European Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 16th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.62

1Did not finish in the final

References

  1. ↑ 2015 Universiade bio
  2. ↑ PZLA profile
  3. ↑ Damian Czykier at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ↑ "CZYKIER Damian". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Chrabałowski, Dariusz (3 July 2015). "Damian Czykier nie pójdzie w ślady swojego ojca. Młody płotkarz marzy o Igrzyskach Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Super Express. Retrieved 17 October 2018.