Maciej Pałyszko - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Maciej Pałyszko is a retired male hammer throw

Hammer throw

The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

er from Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. He set his personal best (80.89 metres) on July 13, 2003 in Bydgoszcz.

Achievements

1994	World Junior Championships 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-References:* at GBRathletics.com* from World Junior Athletics History...	Lisbon, Portugal	10th	61.28 m
1995	European Junior Championships 1995 European Athletics Junior Championships The 1995 European Athletics Junior Championships was held in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary.-Men's results:-Women's results:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...	Nyiregyhaza Nyíregyháza - Tourist sights :Nyíregyháza also has several museums and exhibitions, showing the city's rich cultural heritage.* Collection of the International Medallion Art and Small Sculpture Creative Community of Nyíregyháza-Sóstó – periodic exhibitions of works of contemporary artists-Twin towns — Sister... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	5th	67.44 m
1996	World Junior Championships 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1996 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Sydney, Australia.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com...	Sydney, Australia	1st	71.24 m
1997	European Junior Championships 1997 European Athletics Junior Championships The 1997 European Athletics Junior Championships was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia.-Men's results:-Women's results:- Medal table :-References:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...	Ljubljana, Slovenia	1st	74.12 m
1997	World Championships 1997 World Championships in Athletics The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...	Athens, Greece	28th	71.54 m
1998	European Championships 1998 European Championships in Athletics The 17th European Athletics Championships were held from 18 August to 23 August 1998 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.-Track:1990 \|1994 \|1998 \|2002 \|2006 \|-Field:1990 \|1994 \|1998 \|2002 \|2006 \|-Track:1990 \|1994 \|1998 \|2002 \|2006 \|-Field:...	Budapest, Hungary	29th	72.03 m
1999	European U23 Championships 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships The 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships is the 1999 version of the European Athletics U23 Championships. It was held in the Swedish city of Göteborg.-Men's Results:-Women's Results:-Medals table:-Notes and references:*...	Göteborg, Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	3rd	73.50 m
1999	World Championships 1999 World Championships in Athletics The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....	Seville, Spain	29th	72.05 m
2000	Olympic Games Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...	Sydney, Australia	13th	76.33 m
2001	World Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...	Edmonton, Canada	11th	75.94 m
2002	European Championships 2002 European Championships in Athletics The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 \|1998 \|2002 \|2006 \|2010 \|...	Munich, Germany	22nd	75.51 m
2003	World Championships 2003 World Championships in Athletics The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...	Paris, France	18th	75.42 m

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