Andrzej Grabarczyk (athlete)
Andrzej Grabarczyk (12 January 1964 – 17 July 2016) was a Polish triple jumper. He represented his country at two Olympic Games, in 1988 and 1992, without qualifying for the final. In addition, he reached the final of one outdoor and two indoor World Championships.
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| Born | 12 January 1964 Poddębice, Poland |
| Died | 17 July 2016 (aged 52)[1] Łódź, Poland |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Triple jump |
| Club | Włókniarz Aleksandrów Start Łódź Gryf Słupsk Zdrowie – MOSiR Piła[2] |
| Coached by | Leszek Lipiński Andrzej Lasocki[2] |
His personal bests in the event were 17.00 metres outdoors (0.0 m/s, Kielce 1991) and 16.60 metres indoors (The Hague 1989).[3]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 15th (q) | Triple jump | 16.24 m |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 6th | Triple jump | 16.60 m |
| World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | Triple jump | 16.56 m | |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 6th | Triple jump | 16.52 m |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 6th | Triple jump | 16.82 m (+1.5 m/s) | |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 11th | Triple jump | 16.33 m |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 12th | Triple jump | 16.23 m | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 34th (q) | Triple jump | 15.79 m |
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References
- Nie żyje Andrzej Grabarczyk Archived 2016-08-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
- PKOl profile
- All-Athletics profile
External links
- Andrzej Grabarczyk at World Athletics
- Andrzej Grabarczyk at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Andrzej Grabarczyk at the International Olympic Committee
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