Jacek Bednarek

Jacek Bednarek (born 27 January 1964 in Rybnik, Śląskie) is a male former racewalker from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He set his personal best (3:51.34) in the men's 50 km walk event in 1988.^[1][2] He set a Polish national record in the 50 km walk.

Jacek Bednarek

Personal information
Full name	Jacek Bednarek
Citizenship	Polish (Polish-German ethnicity)
Born	27 January 1964 (1964-01-27) (age 61) Rybnik
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Athletics, Racewalking
Club	ROW Rybnik
Medal record Polish Athletics Championships Warsaw 1989 50 kilometres race walk Lublin 1984 20 kilometres race walk

He took part in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul where he was 24th in a 50-kilometer race walk. He was a World Race Walking Cup participant on five occasions.^[3][4]

Bednarek was the 1989 Polish champion in the 50 km walk and a bronze medalist in 1984 in the 20 km walk.^[5] For most of his career, he was a ROW Rybnik member.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1985	World Race Walking Cup	St John's, Isle of Man, United Kingdom	22nd	20 kilometre race walk	1:28:10
1987	World Race Walking Cup	New York City, United States	31st	20 kilometre race walk	1:26:20
1989	World Race Walking Cup	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain	21st	50 kilometres race walk	4:00:43
1991	World Race Walking Cup	San Jose, California, United States	22nd	50 kilometres race walk	4:03:31
1993	World Race Walking Cup	Monterrey, Mexico	DNF	50 kilometres race walk	—

Personal bests

• 5 kilometres race walk (indoor) – 19:20,66 (February 21, 1987, Liévin) – 8th result in the history of Polish athletics^[6]
• 20 kilometres race walk – 1:24:19 (September 13, 1986, Warsaw)
• 50 kilometres race walk – 3:51:34 (July 31, 1988, Södertälje) – 13th result in the history of Polish athletics^[7]
• 50 kilometres race walk – 3:52:53,0 (May 15, 1992, Bergen (Fana)) – Polish record^[8]