Anna Kiełbasińska

Anna Kiełbasińska (pronounced [ˈanna kʲɛwbaˈɕij̃ska]; born 26 June 1990)[2] is a Polish sprinter who competed occasionally also in hurdling events. She won several medals at the European under-20 and U23 Championships.

Anna Kiełbasińska
Anna Kiełbasińska in Linz in 2018
Personal information
Born (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990
Warszawa, Poland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprinting
ClubSKLA Sopot (2016–)
AZS-AWF Warszawa(2009–2015)
Polonia Warszawa (2005–2008)[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 400 m: 50.38 (2021)
  • Indoors
  • 400 m: 51.10 (2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo4×400 m relay
World Championships
2019 Doha4×400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
2019 Glasgow4×400 m relay
World Relay Championships
2019 Yokohama4×400 m relay
European Team Championships
2019 Bydgoszcz4×400 m relay
European U23 Championships
2011 Ostrava200 m
2011 Ostrava100 m
Military World Games
2019 Wuhan4×400 m relay
2015 Mungyeong200 m
2019 Wuhan200 m

Kiełbasińska represented Poland at the Summer Olympics in 2012, 2016 and 2020, and at the World Championships in 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2019.

Career

At 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Anna Kiełbasińska won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay, running in the heats.

At the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, she earned a silver in the 4 x 400 metres relay alongside Natalia Kaczmarek, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik, and Justyna Święty-Ersetic.[3]

In February 2022, Kiełbasińska set the new Polish indoor record in the 400 metres in a time of 51.10 seconds at a meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic.[4][5]

She suffers from alopecia areata, an auto-immune disease.[6]

Competition record
Representing  Poland
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 7th 200m 23.95
6th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.73
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 3rd 200 m 23.75
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 45.12
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 3rd 100 m 11.77
1st 200 m 23.23
7th 4 × 100 m relay 44.67
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 25th (h) 200 m 23.34
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 31st (h) 200 m 23.67
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 17th (sf) 60 m 7.31
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 21st (sf) 200 m 23.07
11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.20
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 2nd 200 m 23.33
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 14th (sf) 200 m 23.36
7th 4 × 100 m relay 43.24
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25th (h) 200 m 22.95
12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.33
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 25th (h) 200 m 23.48
DécaNation Angers, France 2nd 100 m 11.46
2nd 200 m 23.68
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 15th (sf) 60 m 7.23
European Championships Berlin, Germany 14th (sf) 200 m 23.29
6th 4 × 100 m relay 43.34
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.77
World Relays Yokohama, Japan 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.49
World Championships Doha, Qatar 34th (h) 400 m 52.25
4th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.781
Military World Games Wuhan, China 3rd 200 m 23.33
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.84
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 3rd (h) 4 x 400 relay 3:23.101

1Not selected for the final where Poland won silver

Personal bests

References
  1. "Anna K – Athlete profile". Polish Athletics. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. "Anna KIEŁBASIŃSKA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. Phillips, Mitch (7 August 2021). "Athletics-Eleven medals for Felix as stellar U.S. team take 4x400m glory". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. "Nowy halowy rekord Polski w biegu na 400 m! Wielka chwila Anny Kiełbasińskiej" (in Polish). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. "Kielbasinska clocks world-leading 51.10 in Ostrava". World Athletics. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  6. Anna Kiełbasińska ma łysienie plackowate. Jastrzab Zdrowie (2 March 2016). Retrieved on 2016-07-30.
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