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Kamila Skolimowska is pictured above during the final of the women's Hammer at the
2007 World Championships in Osaka. Skolimowska, the 2000 Olympic
champion, finished just outside the medals in 4th place with a throw of
73.75m.
Kamila had a disappointing Olympic Games in 2008 when she
finished in last place in the final and tragically, that would prove to
be her last major competition.
On 18th February 2009 she died
suddenly during a Polish national team training camp in Portugal. She
was just 26 years of age.
The cause of the death was a pulmonary embolism.
Shortly before her training session she felt unwell. An ambulance was called and during the trip to hospital in Vila Real de Santo Antonio, the athlete lost consciousness and efforts to resuscitate failed.
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| 2007 World Athletics Championships |
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Women's Hammer final.
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| 1. Betty HEIDLER |
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GER |
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74.76 |
| 2. Yipsi MORENO |
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CUB |
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74.74 |
| 3. Wenxiu ZHANG |
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CHN |
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74.39 |
| 4. Kamila SKOLIMOWSKA |
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POL |
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73.75 |
| 5. Yelena KONEVTSEVA |
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RUS |
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72.45 |
| 6. Eileen O'KEEFE |
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IRL |
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70.93 |
| 7. Clarissa CLARETTI |
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ITA |
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70.74 |
| 8. Manuela MONTEBRUN |
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FRA |
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70.36 |
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Kamila is pictured above during the final of the womens Hammer at the 2006
European Championships in Gothenburg.Photo G Herringshaw. ©
She won the bronze medal with a throw of 72.58m.
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| European Athletics Champs 2006 |
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Women's Hammer Final.
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| 1. Tatyana LYSENKO |
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RUS |
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76.67 |
| 2. Gulfiya KHANAFEYEVA |
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RUS |
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74.50 |
| 3. Kamila SKOLIMOWSKA |
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POL |
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72.58 |
| 4. Maryna SMALYACHKOVA |
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BLR |
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71.87 |
| 5. Betty HEIDLER |
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GER |
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70.89 |
| 6. Kathrin KLAAS |
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GER |
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70.59 |
| 7. Clarissa CLARETTI |
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ITA |
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69.78 |
| 8. Iryna SEKACHYOVA |
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UKR |
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69.08 |
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Photo taken 25th. August 2004 by G. Herringshaw. ©
Kamila is pictured above during the Hammer final at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
Despite producing a seasons best throw of 72.57m she was unable to defend the
title she had won four years previously in Sydney and had to settle for fifth place.
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Womens Hammer Final.
Olympic Games 2004
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| 1. Olga Kuzenkova |
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RUS |
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75.02m OR |
| 2. Yipsi Moreno |
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CUB |
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73.36m |
| 3. Yunaika Crawford |
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CUB |
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73.16m |
| 4. Betty Heidler |
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GER |
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72.73m |
| 5. Kamila Skolimowska |
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POL |
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72.57m |
| 6. Olga Tsander |
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BLR |
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72.27m |
| 7. Wenxiu Zhang |
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CHN |
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72.03m |
| 8. Iryna Sekachova |
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UKR |
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70.40m |
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Kamila Skolimowska pictured on 9th. August 2002 in Munich.
Photograph George Herringshaw. ©
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Women's Hammer Final.
2002 European Championships.
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| 1 Olga Kuzenkova |
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Rus |
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72.94 CR |
| 2 Kamila SKOLIMOWSKA |
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Pol |
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72.46 |
| 3 Manuela Montebrun |
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Fra |
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72.04 |
| 4 Florence Ezeh |
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Fra |
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68.03 |
| 5 Sini Poyry |
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Fin |
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67.47 |
| 6 Ester Balassini |
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Ita |
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67.27 |
| 7 Alexandra Papageorgiou |
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Gre |
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66.49 NR |
| 8 Clarissa Claretti |
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Ita |
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66.25 |
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Women's Hammer Final
Olympic Games 2000
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| 1. Kamila SKOLIMOWSKA |
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POL |
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71.16 |
| 2. Olga Kuzenkova |
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RUS |
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69.77 |
| 3. Kirsten Muenchow |
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GER |
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69.28 |
| 4. Yipsi Moreno |
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CUB |
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68.33 |
| 5. Debbie Sosimenko |
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AUS |
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67.95 |
| 6. Lyudmila Gubkina |
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BLR |
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67.08 |
| 7. Dawn Ellerbe |
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USA |
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66.80 |
| 8. Amy Palmer |
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USA |
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66.15 |