Kamila Skolimowska
Personal
Other names:
Job / Known for: Hammer thrower
Left traces: Gold medal in Sydney 2000 Olympics
Born
Date: 1982-11-04
Location: PL Warsaw
Died
Date: 2009-02-18 (aged 27)
Resting place: PT Powązki Military Cemetery, Warsaw
Death Cause: Pulmonary embolism
Family
Spouse:
Children:
Parent(s): Robert Skolimowski and Barbara Skolimowska
QR Code:
Kamila Skolimowska My QR code: Kamila Skolimowska https://DearGone.com/14264
Key Ownner: Not yet supported by key owner
Show More
Rank Users ranking to :
Thanks, you rate star
1 2 3 4 5
Ranking 5.0 1
Fullname NoEnglish

Slogan
I don't like to give up
About me / Bio:
Kamila Skolimowska was a Polish hammer thrower who became the youngest Olympic champion in the event at the age of 17. She was born in Warsaw to a sporty family, as her father was a weightlifter and her mother a discus thrower. She started her career at a young age, winning the European Junior Championships in 1997 and the World Youth Championships in 1999. She achieved her greatest success at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she threw 71.16 metres to win the gold medal and set an Olympic record. She also won two silver medals at the European Championships in 2002 and 2006, and competed at three more Olympic Games, finishing fourth in 2004, ninth in 2008, and posthumously sixth in 2012. She also set the Polish record of 76.83 metres in 2007. Skolimowska died unexpectedly in 2009, during a training camp in Portugal, from a pulmonary embolism. She was 26 years old. Her death shocked the sporting world and prompted many tributes and condolences. She was buried with military honors at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw. Her legacy lives on through the Kamila Skolimowska Foundation, which supports young athletes and organizes memorial events in her honor.
Show More

Article for Kamila Skolimowska

Died profile like Kamila Skolimowska

  • Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Voice of death
    Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: PT
  • Georges Charpak Voice of death
    Georges Charpak
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: FR
  • Irena Kwiatkowska Voice of death
    Irena Kwiatkowska
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: PL
  • George Agostinho Baptista da Silva Voice of death
    George Agostinho Baptista da Silva
    ɐɣuʃˈtiɲu ðɐ ˈsilvɐ
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: PT
  • Dinis Martins Vital Voice of death
    Dinis Martins Vital
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: PT
  • Barbara Janiszewska Voice of death
    Barbara Janiszewska
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: PL
  • Wislawa Szymborska Voice of death
    Wislawa Szymborska
    Wisława Szymborska
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: PL
  • Krzysztof Gawedzki Voice of death
    Krzysztof Gawedzki
    Krzysztof Gawędzki
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: FR
  • Ulrich Schrade Voice of death
    Ulrich Schrade
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: PL
  • Stanislaw Mrozowski Voice of death
    Stanislaw Mrozowski
    Stanisław Wojciech Mrozowski
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
  • Manoel de Oliveira Voice of death
    Manoel de Oliveira
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: PT
  • Daniel Passent Voice of death
    Daniel Passent
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: PL
Comments:
Add Death Died Social Media

To access this section, register or log in to your account.

Log in / Sign up