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Jacek Bocian

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Jacek Boacian
Bocian in 2007
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1976-09-15) 15 September 1976 (age 48)
Kalisz, Poland
Sport
Sportsprinting
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Seville 4 × 400m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Edmonton 4 × 400m relay
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lisbon 4 × 400m relay
Silver medal – second place 1999 Maebashi 4 × 400m relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Budapest 4 x 400 m relay

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]

He has 400 metres personal best of 45.99 seconds outdoors (Kraków 2000) and 46.68 seconds indoors (Spała 1999).[2]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Jacek Bocian at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Was not selected for the final where the Polish team won the silver.
  4. ^ Was not selected for the final where the Polish team won the bronze.


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