Michał Pietrzak

Michał Pietrzak (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmixaw ˈpjɛtʂak]; born 3 April 1989) is a retired Polish athlete who specialised in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.[4] He won two medals in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships.

Michał Pietrzak
Personal information
Full nameMichał Waldemar Pietrzak
Born (1989-04-03) 3 April 1989
Łęczyca, Poland
EducationJerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
ClubAZS-AWF Katowice[3]
Coached byJanusz Iskra
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
European Championships
2016 Amsterdam4 x 400 m
2014 Zürich4 x 400 m
European U23 Championships
2009 Kaunas 4 x 400 m
2011 Ostrava 4 x 400 m
Universiade
2015 Gwangju4 × 400 m

Personal life

Pietrzak was born on 3 April 1989 in Łęczyca.[5] His parents, Waldemar and Jolanta, are both physical education teachers. He attended the Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice.[6] In 2016, he completed his MA thesis in physical education.

Career

Pietrzak competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2013 Indoor European Championships in Gothenburg, his team lost the relay bronze medal due to disqualification; it was judged that one of his teammates had pushed British athlete Richard Buck.[7][8]

Competing in the 4 × 400 m relay, Pietrzak placed fourth at the 2014 World Indoor Championships in Sopot[9] and took the bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich. They won silver at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam. In 2016 Pietrzak ran the 400 m in 45.96.[10]

He and his teammates qualified to the 4 × 400 metres relay final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, finishing in 7th place.[11][5]

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 14th (sf) 400 m hurdles 52.22
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.65
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.74
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 15th (sf) 400 m hurdles 51.76
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.62
2012 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 4th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.69
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.86
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden – 4 × 400 m relay DQ
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.39
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 5th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.52
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 9th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.23
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.77
World Championships Beijing, China 11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.72
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.09
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.50
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan – 4 × 400 m relay DNF
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References
  1. 2017 Universiade bio
  2. Rio 2016 bio Archived 2016-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. PZLA profile
  4. Michał Pietrzak at World Athletics
  5. Sports Reference profile
  6. http://awf.katowice.pl/aktualnosci/michal-pietrzak-awf-w-katowicach-najlepsza-sportowa-uczelnia-w-polsce
  7. http://www.thenews.pl/1/5/Artykul/128902,Joy-turns-to-sadness-after-indoor-athletics-relay-disqualification
  8. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/9906995/European-Indoor-Championships-2013-UK-Athletics-coach-Peter-Eriksson-hails-GBs-eight-medal-haul.html
  9. http://www.domtel-sport.pl/statystykaLA/personal.php?page=profile&nr_zaw=5816&r=2
  10. http://pzla.pl/zdjecia/zal_i/2016062426-bydgoszcz-mp_201606270659.pdf
  11. http://www.olimpijski.pl/Media/files/Sklad_RIO_2016_v_zatwierdzona.pdf
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