Kamila Skolimowska

Kamila Skolimowska

Skolimowska in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Kamila Skolimowska
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1982-11-04)4 November 1982 Warsaw, Poland
Died	18 February 2009(2009-02-18) (aged 26) Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Poland Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Hammer throw European Championships 2002 Munich Hammer throw 2006 Gothenburg Hammer throw European Cup Winter Throwing 2006 Tel Aviv Hammer throw Universiade 2005 İzmir Hammer throw European U23 Championships 2003 Bydgoszcz Hammer throw World Youth Championships 1999 Bydgoszcz Hammer throw European Junior Championships 1997 Ljubljana Hammer throw

Kamila Skolimowska (4 November 1982 – 18 February 2009) was a Polish hammer thrower. She is best known for her gold medal in the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, which made her the youngest Olympic hammer champion, as well as for her two medals from the European Championships. Her personal best throw, and former Polish record, was 76.83 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Doha. She died on 18 February 2009 in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal at the Polish national team training camp.^[1]