The Polish Indoor Athletics Championships (Polish : Halowe mistrzostwa Polski seniorów w lekkoatletyce ) is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Polish Athletic Association , which serves as the national championship for the sport in Poland .[1] Typically held over two to three days in February during the Dutch winter, it was first added to the national calendar in 1933, supplementing the main outdoor Polish Athletics Championships held in the summer since 1920.[2] The national indoor competition was held from 1933 to 1956 (with a break during World War II from 1939 to 1945). After a near twenty-year gap, the championships was restored to its annual fixture in 1973.[1]
The following athletics events feature as standard on the Polish Indoor Championships programme:
The 200 metres was introduced in 1982. Combined events were added in 1974 – for men this was first held as a sextathlon, then as a heptathlon thereafter. The heptathlon was replaced by an octathlon between 1987 and 1989. A men's walk race over 10,000 m was held from 1981 to 1986, before being reduced to the standard 5000 m distance. Similarly, women competed in the 5000 m walk from 1983 to 1986 until being replaced by the standard 3000 m distance. The women's 3000 metres run became an annual fixture in 2000. The addition of women's triple jump (1991) and pole vault (1998) brought parity in the number of events for the sexes.[1]
Editions [ edit ] Year Dates City Venue Notes 1933 5 February Przemyśl Okręgowy Ośrodek WF 1934 2 February Przemyśl Okręgowy Ośrodek WF 1935 2–3 February Przemyśl Okręgowy Ośrodek WF 1936 22–23 February Przemyśl Okręgowy Ośrodek WF 1937 1–2 February Przemyśl Okręgowy Ośrodek WF 1938 5–6 February Poznań Towarzystwo Gimnastyczne „Sokół” 1939 11–12 February Przemyśl Okręgowy Ośrodek WF Not held due to World War II 1946 2–3 March Olsztyn Wojewódzki Urząd WF i PW 1947 8–9 February Olsztyn Wojewódzki Urząd WF i PW 1948 28–29 February Olsztyn Wojewódzki Urząd WF i PW 1949 19–20 February Poznań Wojewódzki Ośrodek Szkolenia Sportowego 1950 18–19 February Przemyśl WKKF 1951 17–18 February Poznań Wojewódzki Ośrodek Szkolenia Sportowego Not held in 1952 or 1953 1954 6–7 February Poznań Wojewódzki Ośrodek Szkolenia Sportowego Men's competition 6–7 February Przemyśl WKKF Women's competition 1955 26–27 February Warsaw hala AWF 1956 21–22 January Warsaw hala AWF 1973 24–25 February Warsaw hala AWF 24–25 February Zabrze hala Górnik Zabrze 60 metres and 60 metres hurdles 1974 23–24 February Katowice Spodek 1975 22–23 February Katowice hala Spodek 1–2 March Warsaw hala AWF Combined events 1976 7–8 February Warsaw hala AWF 21–22 February Warsaw hala AWF Combined events 1977 26–27 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze 1978 25–26 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze 1979 7–8 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze 1980 16–17 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze 23–24 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze Combined events 1981 7–8 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze 1982 20–21 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze 18 February Warsaw hala AWF Pole vault 27–28 February Warsaw hala AWF Combined events 1983 19–20 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze 19–20 February Warsaw hala AWF Pole vault, Combined events 1984 18–19 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze 25–26 February Warsaw hala AWF Combined events 1985 16–17 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze 10–11 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze Combined events 1986 8–9 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze 8–9 February 1986 Warsaw hala AWF Combined events 1987 7–8 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze 31 January – 1 February Warsaw hala AWF Combined events 1988 20–21 February 1988 Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze 1989 4–5 February Zabrze hala Górnika Zabrze 1990 17–18 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 1991 23–24 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 1992 15–16 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 1993 20–21 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 1994 26–27 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 1995 25–26 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 19–20 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale Combined events 1996 24–25 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 1997 22–23 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 1998 14–15 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 7–8 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale Combined events 1999 21–22 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 6–7 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale Combined events 2000 12–13 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 5–6 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale Combined events 2001 24–25 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 2002 16–17 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 2003 1–2 March Spała Hala OPO w Spale 2004 21–22 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 2005 19–20 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 2006 25–26 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 2007 17–18 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 3–4 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale Combined events 2008 23–24 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 16–17 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale Combined events 2009 21–22 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 7–8 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale Combined events 2010 27–28 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 2011 19–20 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 2012 25–26 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 2013 16–17 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale 2014 22–23 February Sopot Ergo Arena 2015 21–22 February Toruń Arena Toruń 31 January – 1 February Spała Hala OPO w Spale Combined events 2016 5–6 March Toruń Arena Toruń 2017 18–19 February Toruń Arena Toruń 2018 17–18 February Toruń Arena Toruń 2019 16–17 February Toruń Arena Toruń 2020 2021 20–21 February Toruń Arena Toruń 2022 5–6 March Toruń Arena Toruń
Championships records [ edit ] References [ edit ] Editions Lekkoatleta nr 2 (69), March 2004, p. 25 External links [ edit ]
Outdoor Indoor Age category Cross Country