Jacek Bocian
Jacek Bocian (born 15 September 1976 in Kalisz) is a Polish former sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. His biggest successes came in the Polish 4 × 400 metres relay, including gold medals at the 1999 World Championships and 2001 World Indoor Championships, as well as the silver at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. In addition, he competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1976 Kalisz, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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He has 400 metres personal best of 45.99 seconds outdoors (Kraków 2000) and 46.68 seconds indoors (Spała 1999).[2]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1995 | European Junior Championships | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | 2nd | 400 m | 46.59 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.65 | |||
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.07 |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.59[3] |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.01 (AR) |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.91 | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 2nd (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.30 |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.47 |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.71[4] | |
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.79 | |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jacek Bocian". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- Jacek Bocian at World Athletics
- Was not selected for the final where the Polish team won the silver.
- Was not selected for the final where the Polish team won the bronze.
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