Robert Korzeniowski

Robert Korzeniowski

Personal information
Full name	Robert Marek Korzeniowski[1]
Born	(1968-07-30) 30 July 1968 (age 53)[1] Lubaczów, Poland[1]
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)[1]
hide Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 4 0 0 World Championships 3 0 1 World Indoor Championships 0 1 0 European Championships 2 0 0 Summer Universiade 2 0 0 Total 11 1 1 Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 50 km walk 2000 Sydney 20 km walk 2000 Sydney 50 km walk 2004 Athens 50 km walk World Championships 1997 Athens 50 km walk 2001 Edmonton 50 km walk 2003 Paris 50 km walk 1995 Göthenburg 50 km walk World Indoor Championships 1993 Toronto European Championships 1998 Budapest 50 km walk 2002 Munich 50 km walk Universiade 1991 Sheffield 20 km walk 1993 Buffalo 20 km walk

Robert Marek Korzeniowski (born 30 July 1968) is a Polish former racewalker. He won four gold medals at the Summer Olympics and three at world championships. Korzeniowski is a three-peat winner of the 50 km walk at the Summer Olympics. He won 1996 in Atlanta, 2000 in Sydney, and 2004 in Athens. In addition, he became the first athlete to claim both the long distance and the short distance crown, when he won the 20 km title at the 2000 games.

Biography[]

Born in Lubaczów, Korzeniowski is the brother of fellow Olympic athlete, Sylwia Korzeniowska.^[1] He won world championship titles in 1997, 2001, and 2003. He won two times a European Championship in Budapest 1998 and in Munich 2002. He is also the former world record holder in the 50 kilometers race. He retired after the 2004 Games and became actively involved in various roles at the International Olympic Committee. He was also the coach and mentor of former world record-holder Paquillo Fernández. Since 2005 he worked for the public Polish Television (TVP) as a chief of sport department and in 2007 he became a General Manager of TVP Sport, a new specialized channel in Poland. On 6 November 2009 he announced his resignation.

For his sport achievements, Korzeniowski received the Order of Polonia Restituta:
Knight's Cross (5th Class) in 1996,
Officer's Cross (4th Class) in 2000,
Commander's Cross (3rd Class) in 2004.

Competition record[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Poland
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	–	20 km walk	DQ
1989	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	6th	20 km walk	1:26:10
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	4th	20 km walk	1:23.47
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	10th	20 km walk	1:21:32
			–	50 km walk	DNF
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	–	20 km walk	DNF
			–	50 km walk	DQ
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	2nd	5000 m walk	18:35.91
	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	1st	20 km walk	1:22:01
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	–	50 km walk	DQ
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	–	5000 m walk	DQ
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	–	20 km walk	DQ
			5th	50 km walk	3:45:57
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	50 km walk	3:45.57
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	8th	20 km walk	1:21:13
			1st	50 km walk	3:43:30
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	50 km walk	3:44:46
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	50 km walk	3:43:51
1999	World Race Walking Cup	Mézidon-Canon, France	4th	20 km walk	1:20:52
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	–	50 km walk	DQ
2000	European Race Walking Cup	Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany	1st	20 km walk	1:18:29
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	1st	20 km walk	1:18:59 (OR)
			1st	50 km walk	3:42:22
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	1st	50 km walk	3:42.08
	Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia	2nd	20,000 m walk	1:19:52.0
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	50 km walk	3:36:39 (WR)
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	1st	50 km walk	3:36:03(WR)
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	1st	50 km walk	3:38:46

See also[]

• Polish records in athletics
• 2002 Race Walking Year Ranking

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Korzeniowski.

• Official website (in Polish)
• IOC tribute
• Robert Korzeniowski at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Valeriy Spitsyn	Men's 50 km walk world record holder 8 August 2002 – 2 December 2006	Succeeded by Nathan Deakes