Piotr Haczek
![]() Piotr Haczek in 2000 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Polish |
Born | Żywiec, Poland | 26 January 1977
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | sprinting, 400 metres |
Piotr Haczek (born 26 January 1977 in Żywiec, Śląskie) is a Polish former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. An outdoor and indoor world champion in the 4 x 400 metres relay, his success came mainly in relay, his best individual performance being a gold medal at the 1999 European Under 23 Championships. After retiring from competition he became an athletics coach: among the roles he has held are sports director and head coach of the Polish Athletic Association and sprints coach for Scottish Athletics.[3][4]
Personal bests
[edit]- 100 metres - 10.58 (1998)
- 200 metres - 20.97 (2000)
- 400 metres - 45.43 (2000)
Achievements
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ a b c d The USA 4 x 400 team originally finished first in 4x400 m relay but was disqualified in 2008 due to Antonio Pettigrew's confession of using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
- ^ "High Performance Conference enhances high-level coaching skills". European Athletic Association. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Gillon, Doug (23 May 2012). "Where lessons must be learned, and examples must be made". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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