Iga Baumgart-Witan

Iga Baumgart-Witan (born 11 April 1989) is a Polish sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.^[3] She won several medals at major championships as part of Polish 4 × 400 metres relays, including a gold in the mixed relay and a silver in the women's relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.^[4][5]

Iga Baumgart-Witan

Baumgart-Witan in 2021
Personal information
Born	(1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 36) Bydgoszcz, Poland[1]
Education	Kazimierz Wielki University
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Club	BKS Bydgoszcz[2]
Coached by	Iwona Baumgart
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400 m: 51.02 (2019)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Poland Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 4 × 400 m mixed 2020 Tokyo 4 × 400 m relay World Championships 2019 Doha 4 × 400 m relay 2017 London 4 × 400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2022 Belgrade 4 × 400 m relay World Relays 2024 Nassau 4 × 400 m relay European Championships 2018 Berlin 4 × 400 m relay 2022 Munich 4 × 400 m relay European Indoor Championships 2017 Belgrade 4 × 400 m relay 2019 Glasgow 4 × 400 m relay European Team Championships 2019 Bydgoszcz 4 × 400 m relay

Baumgart-Witan represented Poland in relays at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics as well as at five World Championships. She won three Polish national titles.

Competition record

Representing  Poland

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	12th (h)	400 m	54.69
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:39.26
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	18th (h)	400 m	54.97
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.49
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	18th (h)	400 m	54.53
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:36.42
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.17
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	13th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.15
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.75
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	5th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.79
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	28th (h)	400 m	52.02
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.72
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.28
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	14th (sf)	400 m i	53.76
			1st	4 × 400 m relay i	3:29.94
	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.28
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	15th (sf)	400 m	51.81
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.41
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	6th	400 m	52.46
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.75
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	400 m	51.24
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.59
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	16th (sf)	400 m i	53.83
			1st	4 × 400 m relay i	3:28.77
	European Team Championships Super League	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.81 EL
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	8th	400 m	51.29
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:21.89
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.53 NR
			1st	4 × 400 m mixed	3:10.44 OR AR[n 1]
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	4 × 400 m relay i	3:28.59
	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.34
			4th	4 × 400 m mixed	3:13.70 [n 1]
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	8th	400 m	51.28
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:21.68 SB
2024	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	6th (h)	4 × 400 m mixed	3:13.53 [n 2]
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.71
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	9th (h)	400 m	52.18
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.91

1. Time from the heats; Baumgart-Witan was replaced in the final.
2. Time from the heats; The Polish team did not start in the final.

Personal bests

• 200 metres – 23.77 (+2.0 m/s, Gdańsk 2012)
  • 200 metres indoor – 24.48 (Spała 2022)
• 400 metres – 51.02 (Doha 2019)
  • 400 metres indoor – 51.91 (Toruń 2019)

Relays

• 4 × 400 metres relay – 3:20.53 (Tokyo 2021) NR