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 the 18 February 2009 in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal at the Polish national team training camp.
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Full name at birth | Kamila Skolimowska
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Date of birth | 4 November 1982
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Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland
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Date of death | 18 February 2009
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Place of death | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
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