Michał Haratyk

Michał Haratyk (born 10 April 1992 in Cieszyn) is a Polish athlete specialising in the shot put.[2]

Michał Haratyk

Michał Haratyk in 2016
Personal information
Born	10 April 1992 Cieszyn, Poland
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight	136 kg (300 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put
Club	KS AZS AWF Kraków KS Sprinter Bielsko-Biała
Coached by	Piotr Galon
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland European Championships 2018 Berlin Shot put 2016 Amsterdam Shot put European Indoor Championships 2019 Glasgow Shot put European Team Championships 2019 Bydgoszcz Shot put Representing Europe Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava Shot put

Career

He made his international debut at the 2016 World Indoor Championships where he finished distant fourteenth despite having the third-farthest throw that indoor season. Later that year he achieved his biggest success to date by winning the silver medal in Amsterdam at the 2016 European Championships. His Olympic debut, however, was not as successful as he failed to qualify for the final at the Rio Games a month later.

He achieved 21.97 metres outdoors at the 2018 IAAF Diamond League meeting in Eugene.[3] His personal best indoors is 21.47 metres (Toruń, 2018). In 2018, he set the new Polish record in shot put by achieving 22.08 metres at the Golden Spike Ostrava meeting.[4] In 2019, he beat his previous record by achieving 22.32 metres at a sports meeting in Warsaw, which makes it the best result by a European shot putter in 21st century and moves him to fifth on the European outdoor all-time list.[5]

Haratyk's older brother, Łukasz, was also a shot putter.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Poland
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	14th	19.48 m
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	21.19 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	18th (q)	19.97 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	19th (q)	19.18 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	5th	21.41 m
	DécaNation	Angers, France	2nd	21.38 m
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	10th	20.69 m
	IAAF Diamond League	Eugene, United States	2nd	21.97 m
	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	2nd	22.08 m
	Athletics World Cup	London, United Kingdom	1st	21.95 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	21.72 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	1st	21.65 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	16th (q)	20.52 m

References

1. "Obrotny kulomiot" (in Polish). Dziennik Polski. 2014-09-19.
2. Michał Haratyk at World Athletics
3. "Michał Haratyk liderem w Europie. "To dla mnie duże zaskoczenie, bo na treningach nie potrafię pchać"". Retrieved 2018-05-31.
4. "Haratyk sets Polish shot put record of 22.08m in Ostrava". Retrieved 2018-06-16.
5. "Haratyk smashes Polish shot put record with 22.32m in Warsaw". Retrieved 2019-07-29.