Konrad Bukowiecki (; born 17 March 1997) is a Polish athlete competing primarily in the shot put. He won the silver medal at the 2018 European Championships, gold medals at the 2017 and 2019 European Under-23 Championships, and gold at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.
In 2014 at age 17, Bukowiecki was the World junior champion and, the following year, European junior champion; he was voted European Athletics Male Rising Star of the Year that season. He is the Polish indoor record holder and a four-time national champion.
Career Bukowiecki is coached by his father. He won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships and at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. In addition, he currently holds the junior indoor world record with the 6 kg implement, as well as world youth indoor bests with the 6 kg and 5 kg implements.
In his debut at the senior level competition, he finished sixth at the 2015 European Indoor Championships with the European absolute best with the 7.26 kg shot. Later that season he added the European Junior title to his accolades and competed at the 2015 World Championships where he, however, failed to record a valid mark.
During the 2016 indoor season Bukowiecki further bettered his European junior best with the senior implement to 20.61 metres. He later finished fourth at the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Portland. He initially won at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but was disqualified for an anti-doping offense. It was later proved he took the substance (higenamine) unknowingly in the form of a diet supplement with a "doping free" inscription on the label and the IAAF only punished him with a "public reprimand".
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Bukowiecki fouled out in the first three rounds of the final, failing to move into the final three rounds.
In 2019, he set his personal best result by beating the 22 meters barrier and achieving 22.25 m during the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów.
Personal life Konrad Bukowiecki was born in Szczytno. His father, Ireneusz Bukowiecki, is a former decathlete. On 28 September 2024, Bukowiecki married Polish sprinter Natalia Kaczmarek with whom he had been in a relationship since 2018.
Achievements International competitions 2013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine5thShot put (5 kg)20.10 mEuropean Youth Olympic FestivalUtrecht, Netherlands1stShot put (5 kg)21.41 m2ndDiscus throw (1.5 kg)58.35 m2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States1stShot put (6 kg)22.06 m25th (q)Discus throw (1.75 kg)52.92 mYouth Olympic GamesNanjing, China1stShot put (5 kg)23.17 m2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic6thShot put20.46 mEuropean Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden1stShot put (6 kg)22.62 m13th (q)Discus throw (1.75 kg)54.43 mWorld Championships Beijing, China —Shot putNM2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States4thShot put20.53 mEuropean ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands4thShot put20.58 mWorld U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, PolandDQShot put (6 kg)DQ (Doping)DQDiscus throw (1.75 kg)DQOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil6th (q)Shot put20.71 m12017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia1stShot put21.97 m European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland1stShot put21.59 m World Championships London, United Kingdom8thShot put20.89 mUniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan2ndShot put20.16 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom8thShot put20.99 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany2ndShot put21.66 m2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom11th (q)Shot put20.18 mUniversiadeNapoli, Italy1stShot put21.54 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden1stShot put21.51 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6thShot put21.46 mMilitary World GamesWuhan, China2ndShot put21.84 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan23rd (q)Shot put20.01 m2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia10thShot put20.79 mWorld ChampionshipsEugene, United States13th (q)Shot put20.24 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany6thShot put20.74 m2023World University GamesChengdu, China1stShot put20.23 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary28th (q)Shot put19.21 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy17th (q)Shot put19.20 mOlympic GamesParis, France28th (q)Shot put18.83 m2025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands10th (q)Shot put19.78 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China— Shot putNMWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan9thShot put20.66 m2026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland8thShot put20.62 mEuropean ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom7thShot put20.38 m 1No mark in the final
National titles Polish Athletics Championships: 2016, 2019 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships: 2017, 2022
Personal bests Shot put – 22.25 (Chorzów 2019) Shot put indoor – 22.00 (Toruń 2018) Shot put (6 kg) – 22.94 (Bojanowo 2016) Shot put (6 kg) indoor – 22.96 (Spała 2016) Shot put (5 kg) – 23.17 (Nanjing 2014) Shot put (5 kg) indoor – 24.24 (Spała 2014) Discus throw – 58.42 (Suwałki 2017) Discus throw (1.75 kg) – 62.20 (Białystok 2016) Discus throw (1.5 kg) – 66.52 (Warsaw 2014)
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