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Polish sprinter
Piotr Klimczak (born 18 January 1980, in Nowy Sącz ) is a Polish former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres . He represented his country in the 4 × 400 metres relay at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. His biggest success in the relay is the silver medal at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and individually the silver at the 2007 Summer Universiade .
He played football before switching to athletics in 2002.[ 1]
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Poland
2004
World Indoor Championships
Budapest , Hungary
10th (h)
4 × 400 m relay
3:10.33
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
35th (h)
400 m
46.23
10th (h)
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.69
2005
European Indoor Championships
Madrid , Spain
–
4 × 400 m relay
DQ
World Championships
Helsinki , Finland
5th
4 × 400 m relay
3:00.58
Universiade
İzmir , Turkey
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.57
2006
World Indoor Championships
Moscow , Russia
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:04.67
2007
European Indoor Championships
Birmingham , England
3rd
4 × 400 m relay
3:08.14
Universiade
Bangkok , Thailand
2nd
400 m
46.06
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.05
2008
World Indoor Championships
Valencia , Spain
4th
4 × 400 m relay
3:08.76
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
7th
4 × 400 m relay
2:59.32
2009
European Indoor Championships
Turin, Italy
11th (sf)
400 m
53.81
3rd
4 × 400 m relay
3:07.04
World Championships
Berlin , Germany
5th
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.23
2010
World Indoor Championships
Doha, Qatar
9th (h)
4 × 400 m relay
3:09.86
European Championships
Barcelona, Spain
21st (sf)
400 m
46.68
5th
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.42
200 metres - 21.06 s (2006)
400 metres - 45.60 s (2005) Sources Citations
1959: West Germany Grawitz , Quantz , Klappert , Oberste )
1961: West Germany Hoppe , Schöll , Graßhoff , Grawitz )
1963: Great Britain Metcalfe , Boulter , Campbell , Steane )
1965: Italy Bianchi , Iraldo , Frinolli , Bello )
1967: West Germany Müller , Röper , Krüsmann , Thiemann )
1970: United States Ulan , Colglazier , Turner , James )
1973: United States Bond , Schultz , Lutz , Jenkins )
1975: Poland Hewelt , Pietrzyk , Gondek , Szlendak )
1977: United States Jennings , Smith , Dale , Andrews )
1979: United States Taylor , Kerr , Harris , McCoy )
1981: Soviet Union Zolotaryev , Fedotov , Burakov , Markin )
1983: United States Nix , Tabron , Babers , Wiley )
1985: Cuba Martínez , Peñalver , Ramos , Hernández )
1987: United States Pierre , Daniel , Patrick , Robinzine )
1989: Jamaica O'Connor , Morris , Davis , Burnett )
1991: United States Wilson , Cannon , Irvin , Luke )
1993: United States Jones , Payne , Lyles , Turner )
1995: United States Hayden , Byrd , Morris , Maybank )
1997: United States Terry , Wheeler , Davis , Woodward )
1999: United States Berrian , Couts , Brew , Davis )
2001: United States White , Gerding , Couts , Pierce )
2003: Ukraine Demchenko , Zyukov , Horbenko , Tverdostup )
2005: Poland Wieruszewski , Dąbrowski , Kędzia , Klimczak )
2007: Poland Bańka , Klimczak , Kędzia , Dąbrowski )
2009: Australia Troode , Cole , Thomas , Wroe , Watkins Burstow
2011: Russia Sigalovsky , Buryak , Vazhov , Kruglyakov )
2013: Russia Dyldin , Buryak , Kashefrazov , Krasnov )
2015: Dominican Republic J. Santos , Cuesta , Mercedes , L. Santos )
2017: Dominican Republic J. Santos , L. Charles , A. Charles , L. Santos )
2019: Mexico Vega , Jiménez , Ramírez , Mendoza )
2021: Turkey Çanakçi , Ençü , Akçam , Nezir )
