HARATYK Michal

Date of Birth: 10 Apr 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CIESZYN

Birth Country:

Poland

Place of residence : BIELSKO-BIALA

Residence Country:

Poland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put B	Men's Shot Put Qualification - Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Shot Put
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Qual. (19.97)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2019	Doha, QAT	Qual. (20.52)
2017	London, GBR	5th (21.41)

European Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2018	Berlin, GER	1st (21.72)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Shot Put
2021	1 x 5th
2019	2 x 4th, 2 x 5th, 1 x 6th
2018	1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 4th
2017	1 x 5th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
2	2018	Shot Put	Eugene, OR, USA	21.97
3	2018	Shot Put	Lausanne, SUI	21.21
4	2019	Shot Put	Paris Saint-Denis, FRA	21.34
4	2019	Shot Put	Stanford, CA, USA	21.61
4	2018	Shot Put	Monaco, MON	21.59
5	2021	Shot Put	Florence, ITA	20.90
5	2019	Shot Put	Rome, ITA	21.26
5	2019	Shot Put	Doha, QAT	21.18
5	2017	Shot Put	Birmingham, GBR	21.01
6	2019	Shot Put	Brussels, BEL	20.91

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2021	Shot Put	World Athletics Continental Tour	Ostrava, CZE	21.30
2	2020	Shot Put	World Athletics Continental Tour	Ostrava, CZE	21.65
2	2020	Shot Put	World Athletics Continental Tour	Chorzow, POL	21.78
6	2021	Shot Put	World Athletics Continental Tour	Bydgoszcz, POL	20.42

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2019	Shot Put	World Challenge	Ostrava, CZE	21.77
2	2018	Shot Put	World Challenge	Ostrava, CZE	22.08
2	2017	Shot Put	World Challenge	Ostrava, CZE	21.34
3	2017	Shot Put	World Challenge	Zagreb, CRO	21.34
4	2018	Shot Put	World Challenge	Zagreb, CRO	21.24
5	2017	Shot Put	World Challenge	Berlin, GER	20.49

World Indoor Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2018	Birmingham, GBR	10th (20.69)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Playing computer games. (kierunektokio.pl, 10 Mar 2021)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, Polish

KS Sprint Bielsko-Biala [Poland]

Piotr Galon [club], POL, from 2009

Sporting relatives:

His elder brother Lukasz has represented Poland in athletics and competed in shot put at the 2009 European U23 Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania. (worldathletics.org, 12 Sep 2010)

In August 2019 he began to struggle with injuries to his right elbow and wrist, which hampered his preparations for the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. In October that year he underwent surgery and returned to training after two months. (przegladsportowy.pl, 26 Feb 2021, 19 Jan 2021; sport.pl, 17 Sep 2020; Instagram profile, 16 Oct 2019; sport.pl, 03 Oct 2019)

He took up the sport at age 17 at the KS Sprint Bielsko-Biala club in Poland. (eurosport.onet.pl, 01 Feb 2016)

He was encouraged by his grandmother, but inspired by his older brother Lukasz, who also trained in shot put. (eurosport.onet.pl, 01 Feb 2016)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (weszlo.fm, 01 Dec 2019)

Winning gold medals in shot put at the 2019 European Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland and the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. (Instagram profile, 17 Feb 2021)

Philosophy:

"I don't put any barriers in my head." (sport.pl, 03 Oct 2019)

General Interest

General
POSITIVE POSTPONEMENT
He used the postponement of athletics events in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic to work on improving his technique and physical strength. "I was throwing only 18 metres in training because I was making sure that everything was set technically perfect and I have enough experience to know how to step up when it's time to compete. I have a technical flaw which means I'm not properly able to get the most out of my hip movement so, when I finally get everything sorted out technically, I should be able to throw much further. In general I am fast but, to improve my technique, I decided to slow everything down, because some time ago, the slower I was doing all the technical things right, the further I was able to throw. The COVID-19 pandemic actually came in handy for this, as there were no big events and I didn't have to strive for results. I have strengthened my legs, my upper body is also stronger, but in the bench press there is still a big gap between me and my rivals. Joe Kovacs uploaded a picture of him with 270 kilograms on the bar and he looked quite relaxed. My rivals are incredibly strong and I have to find a way to be stronger. But I may not need to, we'll see." (sport.pl, 17 Sep 2020)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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