2024

National record in the women's 2000 m steeplechase, several other records highlighted the 2024 Czesław Cybulski Memorial.

Aneta Konieczek set a new Polish record by completing the 2000 m steeplechase in 6:00.81. This was one of the most valuable performances of the Czesław Cybulski Memorial. The Golęcin stadium also saw new records in the men’s 800 m run, women’s triple jump, and men’s pole vault. The record-

breaking nature of the event was further underscored by meeting records in the women’s 200 m, 400 m, and 400 m hurdles, as well as the men’s 200 m.

The men’s pole vault competition electrified the Poznań crowd. Piotr Lisek’s season-best performance (5.82 m) was not enough for the win, as Filipino vaulter Ernest J. Obiena cleared 5.87 m. Fans were thrilled by his – unfortunately unsuccessful – attempts to break his personal best (6.01 m). The third of the "six-meter club", Sondre Guttormsen, was unable to clear any height after a pole-breaking incident.

Three triple jumpers surpassed the previous Poznań stadium record. The winner, Ukraine’s Olha Korsun, jumped 14.16 m. Mohamed Ali Gouaned won the men’s 800 m in 1:44.60, beating a time set over twenty years ago by Yuriy Borzakovskiy. The fastest ever 200 m run on the Golęcin track came from the meet’s biggest star, Wayde van Niekerk, who clocked 20.23. However, this time won't count as a stadium record due to excessive wind. In an unusual twist, the new meet record holder became Diego Pettorossi, winner of an earlier 200 m heat. His time of 20.45 was recorded under legal wind conditions.

Polish favorites performed well in their events. The highly anticipated race by Natalia Kaczmarek ended with a victory for the European champion, who set a personal best and meet record of 22.70. In the hammer throw circle, Anita Włodarczyk (72.00 m) and Paweł Fajdek (78.77 m) emerged victorious, with Fajdek outthrowing Wojciech Nowicki (78.37 m) for the second time this week.

The passionate support of the fans also accompanied the para-athletics competitions. As is tradition, the Poznań event was enriched by the participation of sprinters and shot putters with disabilities. The meet also provided a chance for girls and boys born in 2011–2012 to compete, along with amateur relay teams. In two heats of the 10x400 m relay, the team "Mistrzowski Trening" recorded the best time.