The Janusz Kusociński Memorial (Polish: Memoriał Janusza Kusocińskiego) is an annual track and field meeting at different venues in Poland, in recent times at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland.
The meeting was first held in 1954 in memory of the Polish runner Janusz Kusociński, the 1932 Olympic champion over 10,000 metres,Wilson Kipketer to make season debut in Kusocinski Memorial. IAAF (2003-06-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-25. who was killed on 21 June 1940 during the German AB-Aktion Operation.KUSOCIŃSKI JANUSZ TADEUSZ (1907-1940) . Polish Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2011-06-25. The event was located at the 10th-Anniversary Stadium in Warsaw for much of its early history. Later on, the meet venue changed to a rotational basis and the memorial was held in cities such as Lublin, Bydgoszcz, Poznań, Szczecin and most recently Chorzów. In 2022 the meeting was part of the 2022 World Athletics Continental Tour on gold level.
From its inception to the present day, the Janusz Kusociński Memorial has attracted world record holders and Olympic medallists. Initially attracting top Eastern European athletes (including Soviet Olympic champion Vladimir Kuts at the first competition), Frenchman Michel Jazy, American Bill Nieder, and China's Ni Zhiqin were among the participants in its first decade. The 1970s saw runners Ron Clarke and Filbert Bayi compete, while the 1980s featured performers including Wolfgang Schmidt and Sergey Bubka. Among the world record breakers to appear at the memorial in the 1990s were Svetlana Masterkova, Wilson Kipketer and Jan Železný. Numerous Olympic, World and European Championship level athletes continue to take part on an annual basis.Gwiazdy Memoriału . Kusocinki. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
Each edition features a long-distance memorial race. This event has been dominated by East African athletes in the last decade. In addition to the memorial race, the meeting typically has high calibre performances in the throwing events.Jackowski, Pawel (2006-06-18). Throws steal the spotlight in Warsaw - Kusocinski Memorial report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.Grinberg, Daniel (2009-06-08). Throwers dominate 55th Kusocinski Memorial. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
The meeting, which holds European Athletics Outdoor Meetings status,Wlodarczyk returns to action at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial in Szczecin. European Athletics (2011-06-24). Retrieved on 2011-06-25. is among the foremost Polish track and field competitions, alongside the annual Pedro's Cup events.
Meet records
Men
+Men's meeting records of the Janusz Kusociński Memorial Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Venue 100 m10.00 Marian Woronin1984WarsawRekordy Memoriału . kusocinski.mosrir.szczecin.pl. Retrieved on 23 July 2012.200 m20.06Silvio Leonard1978400 m44.47Isaac Makwala20 June 2021Chorzów800 m1:43.66Alberto Juantorena19771500 m3:35.77Nicholas Kemboi2010Warsaw3000 m7:43.67Sammy Kipketer19995000 m13:31.09Hansjörg Kunze197910,000 m28:41.02Ryszard Kopijasz1980Marathon2:36:06Józef Russek1956110 m hurdles13.25 Sergey ShubenkovChorzów13.25 Orlando Ortega25 August 2020Chorzów400 m hurdles49.00Kemel Thompson20003000 m steeplechase8:21.2 Bronisław Malinowski1974High jump2.36 mArtur Partyka1996Pole vault5.92 mChris Nilsen5 June 2022ChorzówLong jump8.37 mJames Beckford2007Triple jump17.48 mDanil Burkenya2007Shot put22.31 mTomas Walsh5 June 2022ChorzówDiscus throw68.50 mVirgilijus Alekna21 July 2012SzczecinHammer throw83.93 mPaweł Fajdek9 August 2015SzczecinJavelin throw91.50 mJan Železný1994Decathlon8118 ptsRyszard Skowronek1973Mile walk5:35.49Maher Ben Hlima4 June 2023Chorzów5000 m walk (track)18:41.79Robert Korzeniowski199710,000 m walk (track)40:32.8Daniel Bautista197820 km walk (road)1:20.52Zdzisław Szlapkin1988Robert Korzeniowski19954 × 100 m relay38.65Zbigniew TulinŁukasz ChyłaMarcin JędrusińskiMarcin Urbaś20044 × 400 m relay3:06.6 1964
Women
+Women's meeting records of the Janusz Kusociński Memorial Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Venue 100 m11.03 Marie-Josée Ta Lou4 June 2023Chorzów11.03 Ewa Swoboda4 June 2023Chorzów200 m22.61Ewa Kasprzyk1985Warsaw400 m49.75Irena Szewińska1976Bydgoszcz600 m1:25.04Joanna Jóźwik9 August 2015Szczecin800 m1:56.2Anita Weiß19781500 m3:54.01Gudaf Tsegay20 June 2021Chorzów3000 m9:07.57Purity Rionoripo21 July 2012Szczecin100 m hurdles12.36 Grażyna Rabsztyn12 June 1980Warsaw400 m hurdles54.73Vania Stambolova2011Szczecin3000 m steeplechase9:39.51Mercy Wanjiku2010WarsawHigh jump1.99 mKamila Lićwinko18 June 2016SzczecinPole vault4.70 mSvetlana Feofanova2011SzczecinLong jump6.91 mAgata Karczmarek1996Triple jump14.50 mOlha Saladukha2010WarsawShot put21.41 mHelena Fibingerová1980WarsawDiscus throw66.58 mIlke Wyludda1995Hammer throw79.61 mAnita Włodarczyk18 June 2016SzczecinJavelin throw56.72 mBarbara Madejczyk21 July 2012SzczecinMile walk (track)6:27.76Olga Chojecka4 June 2023Chorzów3000 m walk (track)13:01.72 Katarzyna Mosio19925000 m walk (track)26:10.5Agnieszka Wyszyńska198110,000 m walk (track)43:28Katarzyna Radtke19954 × 100 m relay43.5819994 × 400 m relay3:34.0 1972
References
External links
Official website Meet Records 31 December 2017 updated