1920 Polish Athletics Championships
| 1920 Polish Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 1st |
| Dates | 16–18 July 1920 |
| Host city | Lwów, Poland |
| Venue | Edward Śmigły-Rydz Sports Park in Lviv |
| Level | Senior |
The 1920 Polish Athletics Championships, known as the Main Polish Championships,[1] were the inaugural national track and field championships held from 16 to 18 July 1920 in Lwów, Poland.[2][3] The event took place at the Edward Śmigły-Rydz Sports Park in Lviv stadium.[3] Only male athletes competed, and national titles were awarded exclusively to those who surpassed pre-established qualifying standards for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.[2][4] Only four athletes achieved this: Stanisław Sośnicki (100 m), Wacław Kuchar (800 m), Kazimierz Cybulski (pole vault), and Sławosz Szydłowski (discus throw and javelin throw).[1] Due to the advancing Red Army offensive during the Polish–Soviet War, Poland did not participate in the Antwerp Olympics.[4] The championships saw eight new Polish national records set.[1][5]
Background
On 11 October 1919, the Polish Athletic Association was established in Kraków, becoming the first sports organization in newly independent Poland.[6][7] Headquartered in Lwów, then a hub for Polish athletics, the Polish Athletic Association aimed to promote the sport and assess athletes' abilities through a national competition.[1] Consequently, the first Polish Championships were scheduled for July 1920 in Lwów. At the time, Poland had only a few athletics clubs, located in Warsaw, Kraków, and Lwów, with just 265 registered athletes nationwide.[1]
Competition overview
The championships spanned three days, from Friday, 16 July, to Sunday, 18 July 1920. Athletes competed in 19 events,[3] with an additional 4 × 400 m relay held, where the Polish national team set a new national record with a time of 3:41.6.[1][5] The 100 m race was the most popular, with 15 athletes competing across four heats.[2] Stanisław Sośnicki, representing Polonia Warsaw, won the most individual medals, triumphing in the 100 m, standing high jump, triple jump, long jump, and standing long jump.[3] However, local clubs Pogoń Lwów and Czarni Lwów dominated the medal table, collectively securing 12 of the 19 gold medals.[1][3] Despite setting several national records and achieving Poland's best results for the 1920 season, the performances lagged behind contemporary international standards.[1]
Results
| PB – personal best | SB – season best for 1920 | NL – national leader for 1920 |
| Event | 1st place | Result | 2nd place | Result | 3rd place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Stanisław Sośnicki Polonia Warsaw |
11.4 SB[8] | Edward Jakubowicz Czarni Lwów |
11.8 | Elgin Scott Czarni Lwów |
|
| 200 m | Janusz Habich Polonia Warsaw |
24.2 PB SB[8] | Edward Jakubowicz Czarni Lwów |
24.4 PB[8] | Felicjan Sterba Pogoń Lwów |
|
| 400 m | Felicjan Sterba Pogoń Lwów |
55.0 | Janusz Habich Polonia Warsaw |
55.1 SB[8] | ||
| 800 m | Wacław Kuchar Pogoń Lwów |
2:04.6 NR[5] SB PB[8] | Zdzisław Latawiec Pogoń Lwów |
Jan Baran Pogoń Lwów |
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| 1500 m | Zdzisław Latawiec Pogoń Lwów |
4:26.7 SB NL[8] | Juliusz Miller Czarni Lwów |
Tadeusz Dręgiewicz Pogoń Lwów |
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| 3000 m | Zdzisław Latawiec Pogoń Lwów |
9:47.2 SB NL[8] | Jan Baran Pogoń Lwów |
10:02.0 SB PB[8] | Witold Wondrausch Czarni Lwów |
|
| 3000 m team | Pogoń Lwów Zdzisław Latawiec Jan Baran-Bilewski Tadeusz Dręgiewicz |
7 pts. | ||||
| 5000 m | Witold Wondrausch Czarni Lwów |
18:12.8 PB[8] | Adam Welichowski Pogoń Lwów |
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| 110 m hurdles | Wacław Kuchar Pogoń Lwów |
18.0 SB PB[8] | Edward Jakubowicz Czarni Lwów |
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| 4 × 100 m relay | Polonia Warsaw Stanisław Sośnicki Wacław Gebethner Jan Loth Janusz Habich |
48.2 NR[5] | ||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | POL Felicjan Sterba Wacław Kuchar Edward Jakubowicz Janusz Habich |
3:41.6 NR[1] | ||||
| High jump | Tadeusz Kirchner Czarni Lwów |
1.555 | Stanisław Sośnicki Polonia Warsaw |
1.50 | ||
| Standing high jump | Stanisław Sośnicki Polonia Warsaw |
1.26 | Wacław Kuchar Pogoń Lwów |
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| Pole vault | Kazimierz Cybulski Pogoń Lwów |
3.21 = NR[5] SB = PB NL[8] | Leszek Pawłowski Czarni Lwów |
3.10 SB PB[8] | Wacław Kuchar Pogoń Lwów |
|
| Long jump | Stanisław Sośnicki Polonia Warsaw |
6.19 | Wacław Kuchar Pogoń Lwów |
6.13 | ||
| Standing long jump | Stanisław Sośnicki Polonia Warsaw |
2.87 | Kazimierz Cybulski Pogoń Lwów |
2.82 | Sławosz Szydłowski Pogoń Lwów |
|
| Triple jump | Stanisław Sośnicki Polonia Warsaw |
12.68 NR[5][9] SB PB NL[8] | Wacław Kuchar Pogoń Lwów |
12.18 | ||
| Shot put | Kazimierz Cybulski Pogoń Lwów |
11.25 NR[5] SB = PB NL[8] | Sławosz Szydłowski Pogoń Lwów |
Tadeusz Kirchner Czarni Lwów |
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| Discus throw | Sławosz Szydłowski Pogoń Lwów |
37.75 NR[5] SB PB NL[8] | Kazimierz Cybulski Pogoń Lwów |
Tadeusz Kirchner Czarni Lwów |
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| Javelin throw | Sławosz Szydłowski Pogoń Lwów |
48.40 NR[5][10] SB PB NL[8] | Tadeusz Kirchner Czarni Lwów |
Medal table
Medals were awarded to athletes from only three clubs, with Pogoń Lwów leading the tally by securing 24 medals.[3]
| Rank | Club | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pogoń Lwów | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | Polonia Warsaw | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Czarni Lwów | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
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