Piotr Klimczak
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1980 Nowy Sącz, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | sprinting | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AZS-AWF Kraków | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Piotr Klimczak (born 18 January 1980, in Nowy Sącz) is a Polish former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He represented his country in the 4 × 400 metres relay at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. His biggest success in the relay is the silver medal at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and individually the silver at the 2007 Summer Universiade.
He played football before switching to athletics in 2002.[1] He retired in 2013.
Achievements[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Poland
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| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.33 |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 35th (h) | 400 m | 46.23 | |
| 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.69 | |||
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.58 | |
| Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.57 | |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.67 |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.14 |
| Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | 400 m | 46.06 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.05 | |||
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.76 |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.32 | |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 53.81 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.04 | |||
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.23 | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.86 |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 46.68 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.42 | |||
Personal bests[]
- 200 metres - 21.06 s (2006)
- 400 metres - 45.60 s (2005)
References[]
- Sources
- Citations
- ^ "Sztafeta wpadek" (in Polish). Nasze Miasto. 8 March 2005. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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